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Is that the left hole on both sides of the ship, so one is towards the bow and one the stern.
Thank you Jim. All is clear concerning the crowsfeet now.
Trevor
Another question regarding the rigging of the shrouds to the deadeyes.
I am serving the first rope on the port and starboard sides of each lower mast. Does the served rope go down to its deadeye and around it or would the serving stop before it reaches the deadeye? I am asking as it is proving quite difficult to mount the rope around the deadeye due to its increased thickness.
Trevor
I am serving the first rope on the port and starboard sides of each lower mast. Does the served rope go down to its deadeye and around it or would the serving stop before it reaches the deadeye? I am asking as it is proving quite difficult to mount the rope around the deadeye due to its increased thickness.
Trevor
I spoke earlier, I believe in another post, that the kit manufacturer foresaw only 10 holes for the crows feet in the tops and having already manufactured the euphroes and the holes in the tops according to the kit's drawings, I decided to leave them as they are. After deliberiations with myself, I decided that it would not have reflected authenticity. I took it upon myself, therefore, to blank off the existing 10 holes and drill 18 equi-spaced holes in the tops and to remanufacture the euphroes with 9 holes apiece.
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...the Shrouds themselves were wormed at the latest by the second half of the 16th century. The foremost shroud of each mast was wormed, parcelled, and served from the half of the 16th century on. From the middle of the 16th century in England (British), and from around 1680 on the Continent, the eye round the masthead was also served, initially as far as the seizing, but soon right down to just below the futtock stave. Serving at the lower end of the shroud, where it inclosed the deadeyes or the thimble of the rigging screw, first appeared during the 19th century.
So, the answer to your question is NO, unless you are building the ship model of the 19th century.
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My ship is mid-18th century, so no worming down to the deadeyes.
I am now looking in the various literature at my disposal to see where the worming (serving) actually finished. I haven't found any pointers yet, but I summise the worming would have finished somewhere between below the sails and the deck railings.
Trevor
My ship is mid-18th century, so no worming down to the deadeyes.
I am now looking in the various literature at my disposal to see where the worming (serving) actually finished. I haven't found any pointers yet, but I summise the worming would have finished somewhere between below the sails and the deck railings.
Trevor
Here are the various diagrams\images to depict your question
Trevor, good afternoon.
Find Marquardt's 18th Century Rigging and Rigging. In it you will find answers to many questions.
Hi Jim,
I looked up the shrouds in Marquardt's AOTS for the Endeavour. There the fore shrouds of each mast are depicted as being served all the way down to the deadeye, as shown in the drawings below. Whether this is correct, I don't know.
Trevor
Yes, you are correct. According to Karl H. Marquardt, the foremost shroud was usually completely served to protect it from chafing by the sail. BTW, on masts with gaff sails, this serving was applied to the aftmost shroud as well.
James Lee also mentioned: The foremost shroud was usually wormed and served right down; the others were usually wormed but not served below the part round the masthead.
James Lee also mentioned: The foremost shroud was usually wormed and served right down; the others were usually wormed but not served below the part round the masthead.
They should always be black- specials treated , as they are nearly never taken down -only with change of mast parts etc. yea PART OF THE STANDING RIGGEN. the deadeyes on top SHALL always be aligned.
yes, I use a metal cross
correct. only when mast etc has to be changed. yes, they were treated -tart or others - as it has to survive wind, water and so on for a long time. below my jig. it never fails.
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correct.
the foremost was/is served as it can or will taught the lover mainsail
As far as the short end of the rope at the deadeyes is concerned, Marquardt in his AOTS for the Endeavour shows the short end of the rope tied to the shroud towards the stern and not the bow. The port side is tied also to the direction of the stern.
Trevor.
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Buongiorno, posto alcune pagine in merito a questo argomento, Buona giornata
Hello, post a few pages on this topic, Have a nice day
Hello, post a few pages on this topic, Have a nice day
Boungiorno Frank48, quale sono le pagine che voi postare? Sono le pagine per quando reguardo le posizione dei sarti?
Bouona giornata.
Trevor
Bouona giornata.
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Buon pomeriggio Trevor, ho postato varie immagini in merito alle manovre ma, non li vedo io, avrò postate male?
I made the mistake at my first attempt when serving the shrouds by making the serving rope too slack as it moved along the rope, thus creating gaps when attaching the shroud to the mast. I used a serving machine to carry out the task and pulled on the serving thread while it traversed along the rotating shroud rope. That did the trick
As I serve rope on my machine, every so often, I'll use a needle with just a spot of CA to weld the rope to the shrouds. Keeps it from getting too loose....