Thank you, Bill!
I suppose the term *serious model* can be intrepreted many ways...I'm sure there are those who see my SR as a serious model effort, and those who could list the numerous oversights and shortcuts I've taken....to each their own. I am proud of my achievements so far, and I'm glad to know you like it, too! :)
At this time, I'm installing yards. Having finished the sprit yards and associated rigging to completion, I've moved on to the Fore and Main yards. For the sake of maintaining availability of the necessary working space for close-quarters rigging, I've decided to install ALL the yards on ALL remaining masts with Halyard lines and Parrels, before moving finally to the Lifts, Braces, Clews, etc at the end....reaching up close behind the shrouds and having access to those tight areas with Braces, et al, in the way, would be far too frustrating! lol
But I do have a question/obstacle, perhaps someone can help?
As usual, it might be difficult to explain, but here goes:
The Halyard lines for the Fore and Main yard are meant to run up over the mastcap (?) and down abaft the mast, next to a triple block, and finally ending in the 3-sheaved knighthead block on deck.
BUT....
The stays are in the way. They run very closely and above the knightheads. For the Foremast, I had enough room below the mainstay and the knighthead to place that triple block under the stay, and still have room to reeve the lanyard (?).
The Main Halyard won't be as simple. The mizzenstay has a triple-block deadeye contraption just abaft the mainmast, and that tackle is bulky, and in the way (hovering above the knighthead of the main mast)....
So, the question is this: Do I position the main halyard triple block BELOW the mizzenstay , and let the halyard lines rub on the either side of the mizzenstay triple block assembly?
Maybe I can grab a pic real quick....
Any advice? Where do I put the block? And where to run the two halyard lines? Around the outside of the lanyard?
Thanks!
Dave
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