The sailor sailors on no more.
Sorry to hear you're setting it aside Bill but I can understand your frustration. The model was looking impressive and I hope you can get it done some day in better times.
I remember one of the first construction projects I worked on back in about 1985 where we built a roof over a hockey arena. The roof was built of steel trusses and 1 inch diameter cables and it was a major challenge getting the right tension in the cables. It was like tuning a huge piano and what you're going through reminds me of that. The roof got built and so will your bipe.