Hi Olivier, totally agree. I am building the Occre Endeavour and while the hull build instructions are good, I have found the rigging instructions to be very poor in comparison which has really slowed down my progress. Not convinced anyone at Occre has tried to use the instructions to build the model hence the challenges to figure out the rigging, particularly the running rigging.
Hi Keith, Ocree has a relatively good YouTube channel where you can see various step by step instructions. The whole rigging for the construction of my Essex I have taken from the video, because the instructions in the booklet is a bit confusing, especially for beginners.
Thanks Tobias, I will have a look to see if any help. However still nice to see paper instructions improved As I have spent a lot of time scratching my head
Yes, I know that too well, paper is just something else.
Thanks Tobias. Yes, I have the OcCre plans. Both those that came with the kit and the ones I downloaded from OcCre. I also have the Santa Eulalia 1918 rigging plan. Unfortunately the text is in Catalan and translation apps don’t do a good job with that dialect. I do have a Catalan to Castilian dictionary but it too is hit or miss…13002-CALA ESMERALDA.pdf
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Good morning Oliver very nice model attached the plan with rigging maybe he will help you
You are correct that the OcCre plans are in multiple languages. I’m talking about the Santa Eulalia 1918 plans that are in Catalan (kind of like Bavarian or Swiss German vs High German).
Thanks Lorenzo. I do have this .pdf but my copy is of a copy of a copy (etc…) and as such not legible. Maybe this one I can read… thanks again.
I’ve been playing with that mesh and it really doesn’t lend itself to working around the lines and chains. At the moment I’m thinking that I will not install it. If I change my mind and figure out a solution I’ll let you know.
The tiny parts always win no matter what size your fingers are.
Your ropes look fantastic. Is there a place that shows how the rope walk is built? You mentioned the "calculations" for the rope size and I would like to know how that works or where to find the info. Deciding on the rope sizes has been a real sticking point for me on this Cutty Sark 1:78 model. It's a large sailing ship for me at least and the included sizes of rope are not what they should be imo. Your ship is looking really nice thus far.
Now here you have the wheelhouse and the steering wheel. If the guy stands at the wheel he has to be facing to the stern, right? How the heck can he see where he's going? I never understood this arrangement.
I did not document how I made my ropewalk (I never think that far ahead). The one in the video is actually rev-2.0. I have since made rev-3.0 with its own motor so I don’t have to use a drill. I’ll try and cobble together some sketches and parts list.
Having sailed on sailboats with this wheel configuration, I know the helmsman (I guess the appropriate term would be helmsperson…) faces the bow and stands next to the wheel usually on the opposite side that the boom is on So they can see past the sail.
