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USS Constitution - Model Shipways

Peter, since you’re still at the early stage, let me suggest something: the gap between the lower and upper deadeyes looks a bit too small. If you double that distance, it will look much more realistic and visually pleasing. The photo below from the real ship.

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mtbediz1 said:
Peter, since you’re still at the early stage, let me suggest something: the gap between the lower and upper deadeyes looks a bit too small. If you double that distance, it will look much more realistic and visually pleasing. The photo below from the real ship.

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I originally had them higher, then I checked the plans.

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I'm using the correctly sized dead eyes, the correctly sized lanyards and according to this photo in the plans, the upper dead eyes are aligned with the main rail.

To change it now, I'd have to undo four shrouds and basically redo them from scratch. I'm not sure I want to go through that much hassle. But I'm calling it a day and will go home and sleep on it.


I think the problem is that the lower dead eyes are too high. I will not be taking those off.

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(It would have been nice if Bob Hunt had included some photographs of this in his practicum, instead of showing the shrouds dead eyes and lanyards from a different ship.)
 
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Der Alte Rentner said:
I think the problem is that the lower dead eyes are too high. I will not be taking those off.
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I noticed that too, but I thought you might not want to remove the lower deadeyes, so I didn’t mention it. Re‑doing the upper deadeyes is much easier. The spacing between deadeyes was usually set at about three times the diameter of the deadeye. This proportion allowed the lanyards to work properly and gave the shrouds enough room for proper tensioning. Also, having the upper deadeyes positioned above the level of the main rail doesn’t cause any issues in terms of accuracy.
 
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