Nautical Research Journal


the various bands were marked. I installed the bands starting with the spider at the foot. (Figure 166) T e eye-pins for the standing rigging are not placed symmetrically around the bands, so ensure proper orientation before drilling.


T e crow’s nest was made from styrene with a brass wire awning frame. Chicoutimi’s is signifi cantly diff erent from the Agassiz plans, being triangular as opposed to round, so again it pays to check references. T e steaming light mounts on a bracket on the base of the nest. (Figure 167) T e ladder is an Evergreen part that I strapped to the aſt side. T e mast was painted, the yard crossed, then the bracket for the short-wave radar antenna, masthead light, lightning rod, lamp, and cables were added before a trial fi t on the model. (Figure 168)


I rigged the mast off the ship so that lines could be terminated onto the spider without knocking parts off the decks. Once everything was on the mast the standing rigging and aerials could be terminated on more accessible deck locations. T is worked well for the running rigging on the spider, but it was a mistake for the standing rigging. If I were to do this again, I would fi x those lines to the decks before terminating them on the mast.


T e shrouds and stays are fl exible steel wire rope, electrically broken with porcelain insulators. I made mine from black thread and 1/16-inch beads from the craſt store. To obtain consistent lengths between insulators I pinned pieces of brass wire into holes in my bench and used these to set the spacing. (Figure 169)


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170. Aerial lines belayed on the spider.


171. The rigging and aerials attached to the mast off the ship.


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