After a long pause from being sick with the Shingles, I’m finally feeling up to begin ship building again.
Just finished the Preventer Stay for the Main Mast…



After a long pause from being sick with the Shingles, I’m finally feeling up to begin ship building again.
Just finished the Preventer Stay for the Main Mast…
I’m considering a couple of different configurations… In the end I’m going with the configuration that looks the coolest I guess
Preventer Stays – It is a large strong rope extending from the upper end of each mast and running down towards the deck of the vessel in a midships fore and aft direction. The shrouds serve a similar function but extend on each side of the mast and provide support in the athwartships direction.
Here, I’m making the Loop by Seizing a Loop…