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| Gene Bodnar |
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  Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1782 | RIGGING STAYS LEADING TO THE BOWSPRIT The stays leading to the bowsprit are shown on p. 111. Use No. 10 black thread for the jib stay, which is doubled with a strop of each end, and leads through a hole in the bee and finally secures to a shackle on the cutwater. Use No. 20 black thread for the flying jib stay, which leads from the bale on the mast foremast cap, down through a hole in the jibboom, through an upper hook on the martingale, and finally to the hull. Use No. 30 black thread for the outer jib stay, which leads from the topmast through a hole in the jibboom, through the upper hook on the martingale, and finally to the hull. Use No. 30 black thread for the jib topmast stay, starting at the topmast, then leading through a hole in the jibboom, through a lower hook on the martingale, and finally to the hull. Use No. 40 black thread for the fore topgallant stay, starting at the topmast, then leading through a hole in the jibboom, through a lower hook on the martingale, and finally to the hull. MORE RIGGING ON THE BOWSPRIT The best diagram for the remaining rigging on the bowsprit can be found on p. 115. Use appropriate size chain all martingale stays.    | ||
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| Gary M |
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| Registered Member #4198 Joined: Tue May 07 2013, 10:50pmPosts: 908 | Hi Gene, you have been quiet lately... Looking forward to updates! G | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1782 | Gary, The Bertha Downs will be finished this coming week, fully rigged with twelve sails installed. All I have left to build is a lifeboat for the stern. I've also been working on another modeling project for a client, but it is unrelated to shipbuilding -- an Overland Stagecoach -- so I've been keeping busy. Gene | ||
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| Mike 41 |
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 Registered Member #702 Joined: Fri Feb 05 2010, 10:37pmPosts: 1238 | Hi Gene, Your rigging looks great. I am looking forward to seeing the finished model. Mike | ||
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| Gary M |
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| Registered Member #4198 Joined: Tue May 07 2013, 10:50pmPosts: 908 | Hi Gene, I too am looking forward to the finished model. Best, G | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1782 | The Bertha L. Downs is now finished. If anyone wants additional details on methods and procedures, please let me know. All of the details for rigging and sail-making are found in Greenhill's book; however, I can provide further commentary, if necessary. Gene         | ||
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| Mike 41 |
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| Registered Member #702 Joined: Fri Feb 05 2010, 10:37pmPosts: 1238 | Hi Gene, The Bertha L. Downs is a beautiful model. The way she is rigged with the sails doesn’t cover up any of the great deck details. Your table looks great also. Mike | ||
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| Gary M |
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| Registered Member #4198 Joined: Tue May 07 2013, 10:50pmPosts: 908 | Gene, another outstanding build! I can appreciate the base, a simple plank and cradle that doesn't distact the viewer from the model. The sails are great as well. What's next? A French Seventy-Four??? | ||
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| aew |
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aew  Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 2531 | Very nice indeed Gene. Looking at your model, it struck me that I haven't seen many models of that type. Large fore and aft rigged ship models seem to be a bit of a rarity. | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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| Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1782 | Thanks Mike, Gary, and Arthur. Mike, The 4' by 7' pool table shows you the comparative size of the Bertha Downs, which is over 5' long. The table also represents my other passion: 9-ball. Gary, Next is a 10-gun sloop. I've already built the 100-gun Royal Albert. Arthur, The fellow who bought the model said the same thing. Gene | ||
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