Good morning. The sun comes up early here in December and my modeling time is no longer. So little progress. Been riding in the mountains and playing Padel Tennis.
If you guys have not tried this new “craze” Padel Tennis (well here in SA) it is so much fun. Basically a combination of Tennis and squash on a smaller tennis court with squash walls at the back. Fast, flows, good rally’s and loads of banter.
Ok back to rigging : The span of blocks for the Clueline, tack and sheet for SB fore yard.
1. My strop (no monkey fist I used Thomas knot he sent earlier)
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The clue line is made fast to the yard, runs through the clue block in the strop, back up to a block on the yard and belays to the fore pin rack.
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The sheet : I made a faux sheave in the side of the hull just above and aft of the 7th gunport. The standing end of the sheet is attached to an eyelet just in front of the 7th gunport .It runs up through the sheet block in the strop and back through the sheave. It belays to a cleat on the upper gundeck. (I will not be doing this cleat as I will never get in there and it will not be seen.)
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Those terrible gunport frames from Mantua are discolouring and it’s not a bad thing as it takes the brass shine away.
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The tack is made fast to the boomkin and runs through the tack block in the strop and back to a block on the outermost part of the boomkin. It belays to the outer knighthead .
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I have not tied these off as will do all 4 and then finish them off. I am super happy how these look on Grants Victory.
Cheers Grant
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