HMS Fly (Amati) 1:64 Robertd [COMPLETED BUILD]

I mentioned the brass pedestals , this is the way I did it, easy to remove and honestly quite sturdy , no movement whatsoever , fitted with screws makes it more difficult , in my case just lift the boat on and off .
Working on the Main Yard , gosh manoeuvring through all the rigging is a challenge

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Rigged the fore Topgallant yard bowline , Fore Topsail Yard Bowline etc.. the plans are very good and informative but patience is definitely required to avoid any mishaps , check and recheck the , I leave the sheets on the Mainmast till all the yards are in place Fore Yard Braces , for instance , a pair of magnifying goggles is a must , I just cannot do without them , slowly but slowly the ‘ Fly‘ takes shape

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I found this book quite helpful , it also explains the various methods of hoisting the yards , either ties and halliards or jeers , and sometimes using both at once , The Block and Halliard method using no block on the yard , simply ropes running through block or fair lead and coming down at the back of the mast , the advantage was using multiple blocks at the after end towards the deck , with jeers method it is actually reversed using blocks on the yards at the masthead and a single of the tackle towards the deck , actually the English ships were the first to using Jeers to the exclusion of ties and halliards.

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Robertd said:
I found this book quite helpful , it also explains the various methods of hoisting the yards , either ties and halliards or jeers , and sometimes using both at once , The Block and Halliard method using no block on the yard , simply ropes running through block or fair lead and coming down at the back of the mast , the advantage was using multiple blocks at the after end towards the deck , with jeers method it is actually reversed using blocks on the yards at the masthead and a single of the tackle towards the deck , actually the English ships were the first to using Jeers to the exclusion of ties and halliards.

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Good morning Robert. She is looking impressive. All those sheets, tackles, lift lines etc finishing her off wonderfully. Cheers Grant
 
Remarkable work Robert. You would have been handy in the dockyards back in the day with your ability to churn ships out so quickly :)

Your Fly is looking great and I can see you don't have much further to go now. Enjoy it while it lasts Thumbsup
 
Nomad said:
Remarkable work Robert. You would have been handy in the dockyards back in the day with your ability to churn ships out so quickly :)

Your Fly is looking great and I can see you don't have much further to go now. Enjoy it while it lasts Thumbsup
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Thanks Mark, missed out centuries ago I am afraid ! I guess once you get the hang of it , one thing at the time , must say I leave it so now and then to get my thoughts in order , with all the rigging things can go wrong , have to admit most of them make sense , do I enjoy it ? yes definitely
 
Your rigging and indeed the whole ship looks fantastic Rob. I am sure that next to the Cutty Sark, the Fly's rigging, though formidable, was a less daunting task.
 
Heinrich said:
Your rigging and indeed the whole ship looks fantastic Rob. I am sure that next to the Cutty Sark, the Fly's rigging, though formidable, was a less daunting task.
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Thanks for your comments Heinrich , much appreciated , I love to do the rigging , always a challenge to get it right , the ‘Cutty’ I have to admit because of her size less complicated , more room to manoeuvre I would say , psss .. my next build the Batavia ! don’t tell anyone , I have a huge interest in her also personal , the Brouwer family from the island of Texel and the history of that infamous voyage along the western Australian coast towards Java and Sunda Strait
 
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