Perfect Ratlines on Model Ships | No Loose Ends Method

🔔 subscribe for more like this:    / @curtis_wooden_shipyard   👉 See more?    • Essential Tools & Materials for Wooden Mod...   👉 See more?    • Building the San Felipe Model Ship - Unboxing   ⚓ Making a Santa Maria wreck diorama before the shore of Haiti. Start of the building of fort Navidad. 🎉 Become a Curtis_Wooden_Shipyard Member! ⚓ Want to support my work and help keep these model shipbuilding videos coming? Join the Curtis_Wooden_Shipyard membership and get exclusive perks! 🚢 I believe it’s important to promote our wonderful hobby, which is why all my model shipbuilding videos will always remain free for everyone to enjoy. However, your support helps me continue creating detailed builds, tutorials, and documentaries for the entire community. Join today and be part of this growing shipbuilding crew! 👇    / @curtis_wooden_shipyard   In this video series, I continue working on the Santa Maria model ship, focusing on transforming the build into a realistic shipwreck diorama. In this video, I demonstrate a clean and practical method for attaching ratlines to shrouds on a model ship, using traditional knot techniques. I start and finish each ratline with a cow hitch, which eliminates visible loose ends, and secure the ratline to each shroud in between using clove hitches. This approach results in neat, consistent ratlines that are well suited for scale model shipbuilding. The video begins with a demonstration on an easily accessible line, where tying knots is straightforward. In the second part, I show how I attach the final ratline, where limited space between the shrouds makes the process more challenging. On real ships, ratlines were significantly thinner than the shrouds. On model ships, however, achieving this difference in scale is often difficult, so practical compromises are sometimes necessary. This video is ideal for: • model ship builders • beginners learning rigging techniques • anyone interested in knots and scale rigging 00:00 – Introduction | Model Ship Ratlines Explained & Why Start with a Cow Hitch 00:54 – Starting the First Ratline | Tying a Cow Hitch on the Shrouds 01:28 – Completing the Ratline with a Clove Hitch Knot 02:30 – Finishing the Ratline | Securing the End with a Cow Hitch 02:55 – Adjusting Ratline Height | Simple Alignment Trick & Fixing the Knots 03:58 – Tying Ratlines on the Last Shroud | Working in Tight Rigging Space