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Schrott:
Yes I will have a beam across the top of the sail, that is how you raise and lower the sails, witch is why I need 33 blocks, so I can set the sails.

doing the googlydoogly thing I think at times they might have set gaffs= gaffels
They fit the period and the design of the sails.
Just food for thought.
I very much like your ship, especialy your wood work.

Schrott:

Thank you for the complament, I'll see how she sails befor I spend the time making Gaff's, If she is a bit top heavy, but they would look good in static.

Originally Posted by ropanach

...why I need 33 blocks...

That's a lotta blocks!!!

I started making blocks, I need 33 of them, thought you guys and gals might like to see how I made them.

Very nice!

Areominded:
Thankx
Here is a pic for scale

I mounted one of the double blocks just to make sure the scale looked right, before I made any more that were wrong.

I've mounted 15 of the 33 blocks I need, the mounting comes from pic's I've got of where they go.

Some pic's the other 3 are on the booms, and more to go. Mounting the shackels was the hard part.

Excellent work!

jup, very fine stuff, absolutely great.

gosh, it looks real.......

Thanks guys, I think

I found a source for bright mettle blocks in Canada, Ron Burchett.
I still have to make contact with him so will see.

Well I talked to the man about the bright metal blocks, but I've heard not a word from him, so I've finished up mounting the ones I made, also cut in the boom rails for the sails to mount on the gaffs, cut out the sails, next to mount the sails.

Some pics.