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Well it had happen sooner or later, I was tying one of the lines of the bowsprit to a cleat, and the cleat just broke straight off. Luckily it was pretty easy to fix.I had previously reinforced all the pinrails by pinning and glueing but had not thought to pin the cleats.My advice to anyone who hasn't reached the rigging stage yet would be to pin all four pinrails and the cleats and also make sure the handrails are secure as Backstays are attached to these. Man he took his time in the sun Had a dream to understand A single grain of sand He gave birth to poetry But one day will cease to be Greet the last light of the library...We were here!
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 A very good tip Nightwisher especially about the the handrails as to much pressure will pull them off as I found out  and spent an hour gluing them back down  Rgd Martyn Building ?
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Good idea nightwisher...Thanks for the heads up on that one...  Current Builds: Deagostini HMS Victory: Deagostini HMS Sovereign of the seas. Completed Builds: Del Prado: HMAS Bounty: Hachette: RMS Titanic: Del Prado: Cutty Sark...
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Yep, have to agree with you. Need to ensure all cleats and pinrails are securely fastened, they can be so easy to pull away when tensioning any rigging.... Good tip....  Regards Alan
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