seadog Posted February 17, 2019 Author Share Posted February 17, 2019 Pencil, just a normal HB on the main. Lined the fore sails in the computer, using Xara, my vector drawing programme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 A tentative start on the Bow rigging today. I must remember to deal with that little gap on the cutwater! Incidentally, the side stays on the bowsprit are a tad slack on the real thing, just in case you wondered! Thanks for looking 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 That's looking spiffy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 The Lady is stirring .. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Cracking job looking very delicate beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Peacefully one Hopes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 And thanks for the comments. Right now I'm working out a technique for putting on bolt ropes with the least torment. Best candidate so far is soft iron wire painted 'rope' colour and using minute quantities of thick superglue to keep it on the edge of the sail. Seems ok on the test piece, fragile, but useable with care....therein lies the rub! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 OK, progress, bolt ropes were secured using thick CA, seems to have worked OK. After this The mains'l was ready enough to tie to the mast hoops...9 hoops, took an hour and a slight headache! So it's now secured to the mast...rigging will ensue tomorrow. Actually starting to look like something now. Ta for looking 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Now that is starting to look like something beautiful headache or not cracking job 👍🏻 beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Well worth all the time you've put in Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Very nice! That mains'l looks great. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Looks absolutely wonderful!! The sail really sets it off. Cracking Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 1 hour ago, robgizlu said: Looks absolutely wonderful!! The sail really sets it off. Cracking Rob Thanks, yep, it's a start. I'm finding that I spend about as much time trying to find out where the rigging runs to as actually doing it! Yesterday was spent making blocks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted March 5, 2019 Author Share Posted March 5, 2019 Rigging is quite a job, getting in and around what you've done already gets more and more "interesting". Constantly having to make batches of blocks, and then finding a couple more I'd overlooked, so make and paint more... and here's some hanging out to dry... This is where I'm at presently, mains'l up and rigged (I think), fores'l, jib and tops'l about to get their wire bolt ropes As always, thanks for looking and encouraging! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Just love it! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 Thank you. Getting abit trickier now too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.e.charles Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 On 8/5/2018 at 3:12 PM, Darby said: When you get to a certain age it's hard not to whittle; and sometimes in public too. from a long forgotten 1960s television show: "what's your name?" "Whipper. Whipper Bibbs" "what're doin'?" "whittlin'" "what're you whittlin'?" "when you whittle, you don't whittle nothin'. you just whittle." it truly was a simpler time. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizgig Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Ooh err matron! Sorry, it's in the title... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 10 hours ago, Fizgig said: Ooh err matron! Sorry, it's in the title... Smack yer legs! Just keep taking the Dried Frog pills... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 On with purring up and rigging more sails... I applied the metal rope bolt ropes using thin contact adhesive. And this is the state of play tonight, mostly there now, but a surprising amount of finishing to do...and then there's the crew, which I think I'll need to make myself, joy. I've made armatures to build a crew on...any cracks about a skeleton crew will have consequences, up to but not excluding keel-hauling. Thanks for looking. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 A beautiful sight Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rwa66 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Hi Seadog, A charming little boat, beautiful. I have only just found this build and thought I would comment. Great work. Regards Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 On 3/15/2019 at 7:30 AM, seadog said: any cracks about a skeleton crew will have consequences Wouldn't dream of it. On half rations were they. Its looking stunning & I'm sure the crew will too once they get to port & get outside of a few pork pies. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 She's looking most excellent, more that I can say about the crew, @Martian Hale might have something to say about these beings. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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