Bluenose - Robertd [COMPLETED BUILD]

Peter Voogt said:
First of all: You have made a nice complete display of your BN!
Second: Sorry for responding to your conversation with Heinrich.
I was a bit triggered by the line I left in the reply box and think it might be a bit of me ;)
You won’t see! Certainly with a ‘normal build’.
But what I do now inside by the keelson (and by the further interiour), is for me no wast of time. You only have to wait ‘a while’ before this becomes clear. I still need to work out something for that and think a bit more ahead with what YQ 'prescribes' and what I want to do.
But you will see :D.
PS:
I don't feel annoyed or anything. Just a comment in one of the beautiful build-logs. Where everyone has their own ideas. Just beautiful!
Regards, Peter
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Heinrich said:
Robert, I have a surprise for you!!!

You have now become the first foreigner to have his Bluenose displayed in China !!!

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As you may or may not know, we do not use WhatsApp in China, but WeChat. This is from a post that @yqmodel Xiuli has just made on WeChat! Many congratulations once more from my side!
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Wow!! I feel very honoured and humble
 
Robertd said:
I took your advise on board , I think the rope supplied too thick , I am very tempting too re-rig her with more scaled rope , but the Admiral said NO, just following orders , but you were right , I should have used different rope
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I would suggest using Hemp ( originally used on ships from that era )from Mantua , various sizes from .25 mm to .5 mm ,
 
PT-2 said:
If you are looking for historical accuracy for shrouds and stays . . . the schooners of that era were rigged with metal cables, quite small in diameter. Rich
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I forgot to mention that you can twist your own cable by using the small copper wire from a cord, three strands twisted in a drill. Tensioning is touchy but is secured with a faux swadge using small copper tubing, feeding the copper end back through and then soldering the connection. Rich
 
PT-2 said:
I forgot to mention that you can twist your own cable by using the small copper wire from a cord, three strands twisted in a drill. Tensioning is touchy but is secured with a faux swadge using small copper tubing, feeding the copper end back through and then soldering the connection. Rich
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Thanks Rich , it makes sense and a very good advise. Perhaps a bit side tracked when building the Cutty Sark , and Hemp was used .
 
Robertd said:
I took your advise on board , I think the rope supplied too thick , I am very tempting too re-rig her with more scaled rope , but the Admiral said NO, just following orders , but you were right , I should have used different rope
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Still think the size of the rigging rope way out of proportion and yes I have to live with that , the rope supplied is rubbish and get different correct size and preferably Hemp
 
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