HI Derek,
Good luck with the build
regards Bob 👋

HI Bob
Thanks for that. Sorry for late post but was abroad for a few days.
I have had a looksee at the Billings site and found it very good.
I may well have a free day tomorrow and intend to crack on with the boat. I dont know why, but I everything on this project seems to take 10 times longer than it did to buld a powerboat 30 years ago. (they were fairly simple I think)..
Anyway I intend to get down to the local fishing tackle shop and see about the line you reccomend in the morning.
Rgds
Derek

HI Derek,
if you google the billings official site you can download on pdf all the info for the Vanadis & bluenose schooner showing every detail of the installation of the winches etc this helped me a lot

this is the list

BB100 US Coast Guard BB101 Royal Navy Life Boat BB200 Dana BB201 Rainbow
BB397 Building Slip BB404 La Cancalaise BB414 Colin Archer BB430 Emile Robin
BB432 Gothenburg BB437 Norske Love BB450 Half Moon BB472 Mary Ann
BB474 Cux 87 BB476 Nordkap BB478 Smit Rotterdam BB490 Wasa part I
BB490 Wasa part II BB492 Bounty BB498 HMS Victory BB500 Absalon
BB502 Vanadis Part I BB502 Vanadis Part II BB504 NEW MODEL BB506 Faimount Alpine
BB508 USS Constitution BB516 Banckert BB520 Slo-Mo-Shun IV BB522 Monterey
BB524 Evelyn Rose BB526 Andrea Gail BB528 Smit Nederland BB534 Boulogne Etaples
BB560 Calypso BB564 Cutty Sark BB570 White Star BB576 Bluenose
BB578 Lilla Dan BB580 Marie Jeanne BB582 Dragen BB586 US Coast Guard
BB588 African Queen BB592 Zwarte Zee BB600 Bluenose II BB601 Will Everard
BB603 Norden BB604 HMS Renown BB605 St. Roch BB606 Colin Archer
BB608 Andrea Gail BB609 America BB700 St. Canute BB701 FD 10 Yawl
BB703 Roar Ege BB706 Winston Churchill BB710 Phanton BB720 Oseberg
BB722 Hoogaars BB724 Martegeaux BB800 Regina BB802 La Curieuse
BB820 Mayflower BB5003 Jylland BB5005 Danmark BB5006 Coastboat Bent

Thanks Bob.
All good info. I have managed to get going on the boat again now, I had been stalled on where to position the winches and runs and rudder linkages bearing in mind ease of access to them as they are all below decks.
I noticed that your steering is via the releiving tackles on the tiller. its a nice touch and one I may well copy as I have only half an inch between the top rudder bearing and the deck. I had manufactured a special steering arm to fit this space but yours is a better idea.

Derek
if you do not use a winch that you can adjust the turns then you can use elastic to tension the lines or you can use a spring

regards Bob

Thanks for the pictures Bob. its all coming a little clearer now. in one of the diagrams it shows an elastic section, is this the norm?
BTW what material did you use for the shrouds?
Regards Derek

Derek
here are some more pictures that might help you

HI Derek,
I sail 1 mtr & R6M yachts and use 70lb to 90lb fishing line when you set your drum winch pull you stick down to draw the line back then make a loop in the line about 1" from the end then use a bit line and attach it to the boom I use a bowsie for adjusting the boom swing tie the jib or jibs to the same loop I have posted the set up for a French crabber I hope this helps
Bob