Mayflower 1/64 - Billing Boats

I removed the crackled paint with rubbing alcohol followed by gun wash, for good measure. It left most of the stain it seems. I then brush-painted the hull and used my MkI eyeball to sight the waterline.
I think it turned out OK.

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Now here is a question for all you veteran builders and mariners. I have highlighted line 24 in the drawing. It goes from a block near the deck, up and through another block and back down to be tied off to…..? On the second drawing it shows 24 with an arrow pointing down but to what? Hopefully not something below deck.

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Any thoughts. Appreciate the look.
Cheers,
Dave
 
Have been studying a bunch of drawings, got some books on rigging (RC Anderson) and found a copy of the Mayflower instructions from a different manufacturer that has much clearer directions.
Started on my first bit of rigging - gammoning.

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I managed to tie a loop and seize it to start the gammoning.

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I then realized that the holes in the grate and the stem didn’t line up well so I had to extend the holes. I also had to remove the chocks and replace them after the gammoning was done. Oh, the challenges of tying small knots!

I did have the help of my “third hand” to hold the rope taut while I seized it.

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Once I bent them to fit around the deadeyes, I blackened them. For some reason some didn’t take despite all of them getting stripped with acetone and rinsed prior to blackening. Not worried, I can paint the ones that stayed brass-coloured after installing.
I used a jig to wrap the wire by inserting three pins into a slab of wood to represent the corners of the deadeye.
Thanks for looking.
Cheers,
Dave
 
Neil, there is a lot of fear and trepidation with every new step but I found that once I get into it and realize that it is within my capabilities, it gets better. My big fear is running out of material like rigging rope, or heaven forbid, ruining a mast.
Anyway, this is supposed to be relaxing….
Cheers,
Dave
 
DavidD said:
Neil, there is a lot of fear and trepidation with every new step but I found that once I get into it and realize that it is within my capabilities, it gets better. My big fear is running out of material like rigging rope, or heaven forbid, ruining a mast.
Anyway, this is supposed to be relaxing….
Cheers,
Dave
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Yes Dave. Totally agree with you there.
My biggest worry is knots ! I have and am always been hopeless at tying even the simplest knot. One of my non skills in this world.
As a retired carpenter and joiner, all the building is quite easy for me, albeit the odd poor instructions.
But I suppose after about 500+ knots to do on my build, no doubt I will be classed as a top knotter and rigger. Lol.
Thanks for your encouragement also.
Enjoying your build.
 
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