DSiemens Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 Great work that sea looks awesome. James w rogers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted June 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 Tried making sails but can’t get them to look right, I think I need more practice and as it’s a birthday present I’m running out of time. so in the bottle it goes and anchors away!? Onni, IgorSky, Bernard Kelly and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exwafoo Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 Yep. Working to a deadline takes the fun out of it. Alan Chasseur and James w rogers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 16 hours ago, James w rogers said: Tried making sails but can’t get them to look right, I think I need more practice and as it’s a birthday present I’m running out of time. so in the bottle it goes and anchors away!? Hi James! Sometimes there is an option to make the sails folded. JesseLee and James w rogers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted June 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 4 hours ago, IgorSky said: Hi James! Sometimes there is an option to make the sails folded. I will look into that for the next one as I plan to do a lot of things differently from now on as I've given myself quite a few problems!? IgorSky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted June 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 IgorSky, John Zuch, Bernard Kelly and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted June 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 Damn it! Broke a yard! Waiting for glue to set.☹️☹️ Bernard Kelly, JesseLee, Landlubber Mike and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 17 hours ago, James w rogers said: I will look into that for the next one as I plan to do a lot of things differently from now on as I've given myself quite a few problems!? OK, James! Perhaps this will be useful for you at another time. This is one way to make the folded sail that I used in one of my projects. JesseLee, Onni, IOAN and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgorSky Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 11 hours ago, James w rogers said: Damn it! Broke a yard! Waiting for glue to set.☹️☹️ Oh, sad!! I usually try to tie the yards and gafel to the mast, using threads. James w rogers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted June 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 2 hours ago, IgorSky said: Oh, sad!! I usually try to tie the yards and gafel to the mast, using threads. I got it stuck in the neck of the bottle and I pushed a bit to hard. It cracked the yard in half but luckily in didn't fall apart, but all' good Now!?? IgorSky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 Yikes. Close call. Glad you have it worked out. IgorSky and James w rogers 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted June 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 She’s in ! Now I need to straighten everything and tighten it all up. IgorSky, Onni, IOAN and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 Excellent. Looking great so far and moving right along. James w rogers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted June 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 JesseLee, John Zuch, Onni and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted June 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 The end.? John Zuch, Chasseur, Landlubber Mike and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted June 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 Not quite the end. Forgot to paint the anchor chain!?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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