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    My schooner's masts are carbon fiber, and I have been replacing a number of the sprit sails on the minis with a carbon fiber rod since by this time period, the spar was being used primarily to provide a range of sheeting angles for the headsails, not carry a sail. I have left the spritsails on the 74's. They'll get a dolphin striker added, but everyone else is getting a bare spar and a dolphin striker.

    I've been looking for really fine c/f for a rigging alternative to the paint brush method. I plan to use the smallest I have now for the mainstays on the 1st rates, but it's too heavy for regular standing rigging.

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    I got the idea for CF from you Dobbs, so can't claim any brownie points for that.
    I'm sure that its use elsewhere as you suggest will certainly firm things up a lot.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Clipper1701 View Post
    mine are taking up residence on the mantle for a while . . .
    Yikes! I hope this is another difference between American and UK English? I assume you have you models on what we call a mantelpiece, rather than on the molten layer beneath the Earth's crust!

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    Or in my case on the Gas Lamp. Which by sheer coincidence is also on the Mantelpiece.
    Bligh.

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    Those are good looking ships, David. I am interested in the discussion about the card because I have a Shapeways xebec model, which is rigged fore and aft.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Herkybird View Post
    Yikes! I hope this is another difference between American and UK English? I assume you have you models on what we call a mantelpiece, rather than on the molten layer beneath the Earth's crust!
    Ah yes, living in this part of Arizona often seems to be like living near the molten layer . . . 102F degrees here today-mantlepiece it is. : )

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    Quote Originally Posted by Naharaht View Post
    Those are good looking ships, David. I am interested in the discussion about the card because I have a Shapeways xebec model, which is rigged fore and aft.
    Indeed, I have one as well, they seem quite tiny next to the game ships, my Shapeways HMS Surprise does as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Clipper1701 View Post
    Indeed, I have one as well, they seem quite tiny next to the game ships, my Shapeways HMS Surprise does as well.
    That's why it's named Surprise Dave. After reading the books, it's always a surprise to find that it is as small as it is!
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    Speaking of Shapeways, wouldn't it be great to simply come up with some size-appropriate 3D printed masts & sails for this schooner conversion?

    Or for that matter, wouldn't it be lovely if some kind soul would make a properly scaled 1:1000 scale schooner model with an appropriately-placed peg? ;-)

    If I was better at 3D modeling, I'd give it a go.

    Dave, the schooner in my avatar is a painting by William G. Yorke of the racing yacht Columbia, which itself was based on the Gloucester fishing schooner pattern vis-a-vis Captains Courageous.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Clipper1701 View Post
    Indeed after the thread on the early clipper conversion my elves ran amuck!
    Sorry these took so long to do Clipper.
    I hope they are what you were after.

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    Yes! Thanks!

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    Great.
    I had lost the file so had to look at what the shipmates had done here and make a best guess.
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    Back to this thread.
    Did anyone ever come up with a ship log for Enterprise?

    If not do you have any suggestions shipmates?

    Rob.
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    Well Mr. Thread Necromancer, I don't have anything for Enterprise, but I am certainly happy you resurrected this thread! I am sincerely sorry I entirely missed this one. Must have been during my inactive period. I love the work sequence Clipper posted! This is the inspirational stuff that gets my creative juices flowing. Awesome stuff! Makes me wonder what else I missed?

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    Glad it brought joy into your life Vol.
    I will continue to trawl through the archives in the hope that something else on this subject may turn up.
    Rob.
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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