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    USS New York 74 gun ship of the line [COMPLETED BUILD]

    Ship's boats are on. As is the rudder and ship's name. Only the gun ports and cannon left.
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    USS New York 74 gun ship of the line [COMPLETED BUILD]

    Some of the ship's boats, the anchors, the quarter davits (installed) and the anchors Installed.
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    Frigate USS United States 1789 [COMPLETED BUILD]

    Scratch Build. Thanks for the compliment! I have built her in her poop deck configuration.
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    Frigate USS United States 1789 [COMPLETED BUILD]

    Here I have posted photos of the hull of the United States, (1/72 scale). One side is perhaps 90% done with a few imperfections needing to be fixed. The other side shows it with a thin coat of wood filler. You can compare the sides to see the difference. The hull below the water line must be...
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    USS New York 74 gun ship of the line [COMPLETED BUILD]

    The New York's rope coils are on.
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    USS New York 74 gun ship of the line [COMPLETED BUILD]

    Except for the boat and anchor davits the rigging is done.
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    USS New York 74 gun ship of the line [COMPLETED BUILD]

    The spirit yard on the New York is rigged.
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    USS New York 74 gun ship of the line [COMPLETED BUILD]

    About 3/4 of the running rigging on the New York is done. I am making the belfry and the braces blocks will go on soon.
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    USS New York 74 gun ship of the line [COMPLETED BUILD]

    I got this far on the Mizzen yards and gaff running rigging on the New York before I ran out of cord. I ordered more and it should be here in a week or so. In the mean time I had time to work on the United States Framing.
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    Frigate USS United States 1789 [COMPLETED BUILD]

    I am making another United States. My first had a poop deck. This one will be more like she was when burned in 1861.
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    USS New York 74 gun ship of the line [COMPLETED BUILD]

    All of the New York's bow sprit related stays are rigged.
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    USS New York 74 gun ship of the line [COMPLETED BUILD]

    Back stays and fore stays being rigged on the New York.
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    USS New York 74 gun ship of the line [COMPLETED BUILD]

    YES! The ratlines on the New York are done!!
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    USS New York 74 gun ship of the line [COMPLETED BUILD]

    this link shows the process pretty well.
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    USS New York 74 gun ship of the line [COMPLETED BUILD]

    Ratline jigs are all up, and one side of lower Mizzen shrouds done and posted here to show jig use results
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    USS New York 74 gun ship of the line [COMPLETED BUILD]

    Top sail and top gallant shrouds going on.
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    Hello from NY. Hope to get my build ship-shape with knowledge from the "crew" here.

    Welcome aboard. Interesting you are from the state the current "74" gun sailing warship I am making is named after.
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    USS New York 74 gun ship of the line [COMPLETED BUILD]

    More work on the New York. Lower shrouds are all in. Starting the futtock shrouds and top mast shrouds.
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    USS New York 74 gun ship of the line [COMPLETED BUILD]

    Work on the New York progresses. Lower fore mast shrouds are basically done. Futtock staves and Catharpins are on. Heart blocks are in on the bow sprit.
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    USS New York 74 gun ship of the line [COMPLETED BUILD]

    On my first scratch build, the Pennsylvania, I was putting the Crossjack yard on the Mizzen and I noticed the port side chain wale and thus everything attached to it was 3/16th of inch to far toward the bow. I cut the shrouds off (along with the ratlines) removed all of the chain links, and...
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