07-20-2014, 09:17 PM
Sometime back, somewhere, I posted a photo of "Two Schooners". One was the New York Harbor "Pilot Schooner" and the other was a partially built coastal schooner.
This is "Phantom", the Pilot Schooner, done and in a display case.
It is the second one, the Coastal Schooner, that I'm working on right now. This too will be part of the "Seaport Village" modules. This started out as, Lindberg's "The Armed Schooner Sandpiper--War of 1812 Privateer"
In these two pictures, you can see that the standing rigging is done. The Tackle on the forward side of the main mast, is a "Fish Tackle" which is normally used to haul the anchor up on the rail so it can be secured there. This one, however, is serving a completely different purpose. It raises and lowers the centerboard. ( this is a shoal draft vessel, and needs a centerboard when working to windward.)
The forsail, and mainsail "sheets" are rigged, the mast hoops that hold the luffs of the sails to the masts, are installed, the "sails" were cut, wetted down, and "furled". They were left to dry, and then glued to the "fore" boom, and the "main" boom.
I still have to lash them down. The Gaffs ( fore and main) are also in place, attached to the head of each sail. Next will be the rigging of the "Throat Halliards, and the Peak Halliards "
These vessels have been "on hold". Finishing the Pilot Schooner, Got me going on rigging, and finish details, so now is a good time to get all those projects done.
After these? I still have an unfinished "Tour Ship" that needs a "ton" of handrails, built and soldered in place.
After that ?
Maybe I will start the Whale Ship "Wanderer" 
This is "Phantom", the Pilot Schooner, done and in a display case.
It is the second one, the Coastal Schooner, that I'm working on right now. This too will be part of the "Seaport Village" modules. This started out as, Lindberg's "The Armed Schooner Sandpiper--War of 1812 Privateer"
In these two pictures, you can see that the standing rigging is done. The Tackle on the forward side of the main mast, is a "Fish Tackle" which is normally used to haul the anchor up on the rail so it can be secured there. This one, however, is serving a completely different purpose. It raises and lowers the centerboard. ( this is a shoal draft vessel, and needs a centerboard when working to windward.)
The forsail, and mainsail "sheets" are rigged, the mast hoops that hold the luffs of the sails to the masts, are installed, the "sails" were cut, wetted down, and "furled". They were left to dry, and then glued to the "fore" boom, and the "main" boom.
I still have to lash them down. The Gaffs ( fore and main) are also in place, attached to the head of each sail. Next will be the rigging of the "Throat Halliards, and the Peak Halliards "
These vessels have been "on hold". Finishing the Pilot Schooner, Got me going on rigging, and finish details, so now is a good time to get all those projects done.
After these? I still have an unfinished "Tour Ship" that needs a "ton" of handrails, built and soldered in place.
After that ?
Maybe I will start the Whale Ship "Wanderer"
We always learn far more from our own mistakes, than we will ever learn from another's advice.
The greatest place to live life, is on the sharp leading edge of a learning curve.
Lead me not into temptation.....I can find it myself!
The greatest place to live life, is on the sharp leading edge of a learning curve.
Lead me not into temptation.....I can find it myself!