A video about attaching blocks to spars and masts

[Modeler12]

Thanks to Bender (and with his permission) I have put together as brief video about how to rig a block to a spar, mast or gaff.

I hope this may be of some use to you.

 

[markjay]

Thanks for the posting...simple and easy

[Ulises Victoria]

Thank you. Nice tip. Oh...and beautiful music. What is it?

[Nirvana]

Thank you for that simple informative video.

So simple yet so useful.

[Modeler12]

Yes, you guys, it is so simple, and that is why I liked the idea.

I bet that most of us have 'struggled' doing this business by stropping a block, add a seizing, and then somehow attaching it to a post (perhaps with another seizing). This does it in one easy step.

 

The music, incidentally, should not be identifiable per You-Tube requirements, but it is some Latin guitar music I picked up a couple years ago. To make this video I have to combine the 'scenes', narrative and 'music'. All of that with some editing and critique from the admiral. But it is fun to do this as well.

[demonborger]

Thanks for this, it is so simple but so important for neat rigging. 

[Richard Griffith]

Thank you guys~!  This is another excellent reason why I LIKE this forum.

 

Duff

[the learner]

That sure makes it look simple~great vid!

[CaptMorgan]

That was an excellant video -- very well done also.

Many thanks.    

[Captain Jack Sparrow]

Very good part of video to make life easy when getting to these problems Thank you

 

Captain Jack Sparrow

[Monarch]

Thank you for taking the time and trouble to put the video together, a master tutorial. I am just about to start rigging my Convulsion so this will be constantly played over and over until I get it right, hopefully unlike VHS tapes, you tube videos do not wear out. I could have just liked it but wanted to convey what us amateurs feel about those who do are prepared to help educate us - thanks to Bender too. Best wishes Glyn.

[hamilton]

Thanks a lot! Very helpful

hamilton

[Jeff-E]

Thank you I will use this method when I come to this point in my build, very well explained

[Monarch]

Hi Jay I thought you'd like to know that I have just attached my first ever deadeyes to the bowsprit if my Convulsion using the method you demonstrated in the video and they look okay however I overdid the CA. Many thanks.

 

Glyn

[Modeler12]

Glyn, don't feel bad about overdoing any kind of adhesive. I am sure we all have done that many times.

With time and practice I have learned to be very stingy with adhesives and solder as well.

Glad the video helped you.