Beginner needs help with Deadeye/Lanyard Rigging

[JanF]

I am building Amati's Nina. I have built boats before, but none with any kind of rigging. So, the instructions are not very helpful and I've tried watching You Tube videos, etc.. There are plenty of tutorials on how to wrap and secure the line around the deadeye, but I can't find anything that tells me the order of doing things to get the shroud, top deadeye and bottom (deck) deadeye attached. To me this seems to be the hardest thing to do - the deadeyes can't be attached without tension of some sort. But, if I install the shroud first, isn't it difficult to ensure the deadeyes are somewhat even?

Well, thanks in advance for your help - or at least pointing me in the right direction.

Here's my ship thus far:

 

[dockattner]

Deadeye Tool/Jig

I found these tools online but I don't understand how or where you would them.

shipsofscale.com

 

[TheGatzby]

Interesting that the plans don't give you more information.

In the book : https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/ships-christopher-columbus/author/pastor-xavier/

They show a different arrangement for the shrouds than typical dead-eyes.

This is an inboard photo of a model.




Here is a drawing from the book. Unfortunately the author does not show an inboard drawing.

The author is basing his work on knowledge of the practices of the time, so it is probably reasonable .


The author shows this on the Santa Maria.
With no clear instructions or parts to follow the drawings above, I think I would just go for something like the Santa Maria drawing.
Unfortunately, these are the shortcomings of many kits, but you should enjoy it as building a nice decorator model rather than a historically accurate model.
To be fair, all the details of these ships involves a great deal of speculation.

Your work looks very nice so far.

 

[Johnnymike]

JanF,
I completely understand your frustration. I also searched online for instructions, but while I found some good resources, they often lacked the specific level of detail needed to get the job done right. I ran into an additional challenge as well in that I had recently had a traumatic experience that left the right side of my body paralyzed and had just started a build. I went through quite a learning experience but came out with an extensive amount of knowledge in mounting and rigging deadeyes. I don't profess to be an expert but maybe I can help.

First I build one side of the deadeye on my bench. Then I hang and the shroud to stretch the line and remove any twist.

I take this and install it on one side of the hull. Eye the spacing I want and lace up the first side. The spacing is the same as the deadeye spacer I made and will use on the other side. {shown in red]

Then feed the loose end of the shroud up and over the mast and down to where I want to fix it.

I use the red spacer now to position a deadeye and wrap the shroud around the deadeye and hold the lines tight with a small clamp.

With a small dab of glue fix it to the shroud and secure in place.

Then you can lace up this end of the shroud.

Be careful to keep the lines tight but not too tight, and only slight equal tension so that it does not pull the mast of center.