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Building the Endurance

Testing the Mast top running lights & they work. You might also note the front mast dead eyes have been moved off the rail on to the hull side as the other masts. Except for this kit, I could find no evidence that the dead eyes were fixed to the rail, in fact what photos I have seen suggest otherwise. I would be please to hear other opinions ( preferabley with evidence)

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Fitted the masts & sails (fitted not yet fixed). Just to make sure that my next step does not get me into trouble. I think the order of doing thing becomes important at this stage.

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Omega said:
Well I have brought the front lifeboats inboard and removed the smoke stacks that the kit proposed (I checked every photo I had and they were nowhere to be seen). The lifeboat are a bit higher than I would have liked and as indicated on the photos but my staircases (which I like) sort of demanded this to be in any way realistic. Now the davits, I have provided for supports on the outside of the lifeboat supports but this will mean modifying or replacing the kit davits. we will see. - I think I will use different davits to those in the kit for the front lifeboats

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Another in-boarder for the forward tenders. I just used the Occre supplied davits with modification. Good work.
 
Well I have finished the wiring for the lights ( you might notice the junction box on the forward mast). The power comes from two AA batteries in the base with contact made through the keel of the ship. I inserted two small springs in the base pedestals, so contact is made when the ship is inserted on the base with an on/off switch on the base. Also made some davits for the forward lifeboats, Was initially going to modify the kit davits but I broke one. Tried to get replacements from the kIt maker but this did not work very well ( said they would get back in 5-10 days & this was 3 weeks ago so I lost my optimism for this solution. Instead I ordered 2.4mm brass rods from China and made my own. They are simple but meet the requirments. ( Might revise later - Maybe)

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Well I complained about OCCRE reacting to my query in regard to davit replacement. I should not have done that. This morning the pictured package arrived unanounced. They were not clear in their reponse but they rapidly complied with my problem. To OCCRE, I apologise

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Omega said:
Well I complained about OCCRE reacting to my query in regard to davit replacement. I should not have done that. This morning the pictured package arrived unanounced. They were not clear in their reponse but they rapidly complied with my problem. To OCCRE, I apologise

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Isn't that often the way ... hope the new davits work out for you.
 
Omega said:
The stairs that come with the kit are not great. I note that some builders chose to make their own out of wood & this allowed them to install hand rails. I tried to move someway towards this by using the kit brass stairs but adding wood side pannels so that I could install hand rails. THEN :---- I discovered some stairs on ALIexpress at almost the right scale that included side rails. Cheap and not bad. I am quite impressed with them & will use them in lieu of the kit stairs

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Could you please provide a link for the stairs.
 
Now attending to the upper Rat lines and the 3mm dead eyes. I am supprised that there is no dead eyes on the upper rat lines but that is how I will install them as per instructions

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Omega said:
I am supprised that there is no dead eyes on the upper rat lines
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It may just be nomenclature and I am guessing you are talking about the shrouds, not the ratlines. LIke you, in looking at photos it appears there were no deadeyes for the topmast shrouds.
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Omega said:
front dead eyes off the rail on to the side board. this is where I think they should be
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I am guessing you are correct, the deadeyes were secured to narrow channels (side boards) not the rails like was done on fishing schooners.
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AllanKP69 said:
It may just be nomenclature and I am guessing you are talking about the shrouds, not the ratlines. LIke you, in looking at photos it appears there were no deadeyes for the topmast shrouds.
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I am guessing you are correct, the deadeyes were secured to narrow channels (side boards) not the rails like was done on fishing schooners.
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Allan
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I had difficulty finding details on the front mast deadeyes, I relied in the end on earlier models of the ship. If you have any photos detailing the front mast deadeyes, I would be very interested in seeing them

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Hi Omega
Are you asking about the foremast deadeyes or fore topmast deadeyes? In spite of what the model posted above shows, based on contemporary photos of Endurance I don't think there were any deadeyes for the topmasts as discussed above.
Allan
 
AllanKP69 said:
Hi Omega
Are you asking about the foremast deadeyes or fore topmast deadeyes? In spite of what the model posted above shows, based on contemporary photos of Endurance I don't think there were any deadeyes for the topmasts as discussed above.
Allan
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