Looks great Daniel. I also used the work surface/waterline as the reference for the ratlines. The first row looks a little odd to me because it's not parallel to the deck but the rest of them would look a whole lot worse at a slant. I use the template to tie the knots then a small metal ruler to tap the row into alignment. Here's what i've got so far. Can't wait to see how you deal with the running rigging. Cheers Charlie.
Coming along fine Joe. Don't really get bored because the back and arms force me quit after about an hour. Charlie
Sure is. I stole the idea from another build. Glad to pass it on.
Gets confusing without that white background.
Looking good Dan. Don't know how I did it. Fore and Mizzen were OK.
MAJOR MISTAKE!!! Doing the ratlines on the main mast was going well until I finished the port side and noticed I had the put the spacing backwards. There is a gap every 5 lines that is supposed to be on the aft side. OK on starboard but port got reversed. At this point I'm not going to rip out everything down to the deadeyes and start over. It will drive me crazy but most people probably won't notice it. At least in my circle of friends and family but you folks on this forum are pros and will pick it out in a heat beat. Guaranteed I won't make that mistake again.
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Great idea. It just became a conversational piece!! Thanks Dan.
As Dan suggested, it will stay as it is and become a conversational piece. I was going to rip it out until I realized I'd have to rip out both port and starboard because of the order of installing the shrouds over the mast head. Appreciate the input.
Unfortunately I glue each row as it's tied.
Thanks for the tip. Will have to keep some on hand. Acetone evaporates so fast it's hard to keep a knot soaked until it softens.
