Actually, the kit didn’t include stunsails. It does supply stunsail yards, however. I guess I could make some up, but the owner doesn’t know what a stunsail is and I’m not sure I’m going to tell him.
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Kurt Konrath
Kurt Konrath
Wise choice on your part.
I’m making all 20 something of them, Bill. Yes I thought about them briefly, but then I thought again.
Because of the glue/water solution, no fraying of the edges at all. 
Kurt Konrath
Kurt Konrath
Will the sails come out OK, if you not using a GREEN cutting mat? Ha Ha. 
I would have to use the Admiral’s green mat. I don’t think I’ll ask her.Will the sails come out OK, if you not using a GREEN cutting mat? Ha Ha.
...by using the 'Green Mat, you have already assigned yourself to a special 'UTGMG' group (Using The Green Mat Group); in such cases, permission from your Admiral is irrelevant.
And she answers, "Oh, really?" You don't want to hear what she says after that....by using the 'Green Mat, you have already assigned yourself to a special 'UTGMG' group (Using The Green Mat Group); in such cases, permission from your Admiral is irrelevant.
I pretty much know what come next Vic….it’s that tone of the “Oh really” which sets up the aftermath…
Sewing on the bolt rope, which is actually a cloth-covered length of wire. It helps to form the sail to make it look like the wind is having an effect on it.
The instructions say to glue the bolt rope to the sail and then to glue the sail to the yard. Somehow I can’t bring myself to do that.
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good idea.
Kurt Konrath
Kurt Konrath
Where do you get your cloth covered wire from. That does make a nice looking sail for those who wish to have the ship under way.
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There was an FSM article back in the early 2000s about making sails. I'll look for mine if you are interested.
Bill
Beautifully done!
Bill
The wire actually came with the kit. I was surprised at that level of detail with this kit. I wish I had a stock of it, but the manufacturer is no longer with us. I wonder if someone else makes it. Steve Miller, the maker of the Galilee Boat has some painted and plaited wire that looks kind of like rope. I used that for my bolt rope on that kit. I have some left over and might use it when I run out of the cloth covered stuff. I’m wondering how to make some. Any ideas, mates?
I’d love to see the article, Bill.
Stitching is getting a little more regular with practice. I’ve got a lot more to do. Maybe I’ll be perfect by the time I’m done. 
I still haven’t decided whether to add top and bottom bolt ropes and reef points yet. Reefers would be a challenge since I don’t smoke. I also don’t know how I’d put the horizontal reef lines in. Would I just sew two parallel lines across the sail and stitch the reef points in between them? On one ship, I glued a paper strip down and sewed the reefers through them. This is a really small scale. Would they add much to the look? I also don’t think I’ll add clues and cringles.
I marked the original kit sails and clipped them to the new sails to make sure I’d know where they go. For example, this will be the fore top gallant. 