05-20-2015, 12:47 PM
Latest progress: Jack Stay blocks have been replaced, and the falls are belayed to the pin rails.
Main sail is in, furled, and tied down. Throat halliard, and Peak halliard are rigged and belayed.
Staysail boom, Staysail, and Staysail halliard are in and belayed to the pinrail.
I have to rig the main sheet, and the Staysail sheet, next ( these are currently just temporarily tied down )
I also have to install the "hanks" ( rings that hold the luff of the Staysail to the fore stay, and the jib to the topmast forestay )
The last sail I need to make is the Topmast Stay sail, or Jib. This too will be furled, and secured to the bowsprit. once the sail is in place and secure I can rig the jib halliard, and the jib sheets.
After that , there's just little details like the masthead light, anchors, assorted "things" on deck, that would be there when the vessel would be at anchor, or moored pier-side. Maybe one of the "crew", fishing.
When this project is done, I'll begin laying down the lines for the ' Tern ' ( three mast Schooner ), that I want to build as a waterline model, plank on frame. That project will get a little more attention here, once the construction begins, than this Cutter has. The "Tern" will be only the second plank-on-frame I've done
Main sail is in, furled, and tied down. Throat halliard, and Peak halliard are rigged and belayed.
Staysail boom, Staysail, and Staysail halliard are in and belayed to the pinrail.
I have to rig the main sheet, and the Staysail sheet, next ( these are currently just temporarily tied down )
I also have to install the "hanks" ( rings that hold the luff of the Staysail to the fore stay, and the jib to the topmast forestay )
The last sail I need to make is the Topmast Stay sail, or Jib. This too will be furled, and secured to the bowsprit. once the sail is in place and secure I can rig the jib halliard, and the jib sheets.
After that , there's just little details like the masthead light, anchors, assorted "things" on deck, that would be there when the vessel would be at anchor, or moored pier-side. Maybe one of the "crew", fishing.
When this project is done, I'll begin laying down the lines for the ' Tern ' ( three mast Schooner ), that I want to build as a waterline model, plank on frame. That project will get a little more attention here, once the construction begins, than this Cutter has. The "Tern" will be only the second plank-on-frame I've done
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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!