Tigerdvr Posted January 4, 2014 Share #1 Posted January 4, 2014 The good and the bad. The good was that I did my first ratlines on my Syren's mainmast, portside. The rats were a bit too tight and caused the forward shroud to curve in a bit. I thought it was acceptable for my experience level. I used Neutral Ph adhesive to secure the knots not CA. On New Years Eve I even found an inebriated seaman who was willing to climb my rats even if they weren't finished-see attached. The bad, today I thought I would start the ratlines on the foremast while the knots on the main futtock stave set up. I checked to make sure I was using the correct rope. Then I checked again and again. Nuts, the rope I used on the main ratlines was a hair (literally) too large. It might pass but knew it was wrong. I ran a couple of line on the foremast and could clearly see my error. So I spent the last hour removing the "fat rats" and their knots. fortunately I didn't slice any shrouds. Thank goodness I didn't use CA and caught my mistake before I got any further into the project. Another learning experience-- Mirabell61 and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponto Posted January 4, 2014 Share #2 Posted January 4, 2014 Been there,.... done that.....good on ya' for correcting! JP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.Coleman Posted January 5, 2014 Share #3 Posted January 5, 2014 I know what it's like, sometimes you can't really see the mistake but in the back of your mind you know it's there! And you have to correct it otherwise you will always draw your attention to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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