Here is a first "dress rehearsal" fitting of the new ratlines I am making to accommodate the gun ports.
I haven't completed the actual knots holding the lines together as it is a tedious manual placement process and I wanted to test the overall fit before I continue ... and it's look really good.
Here's a frontal view to check if there will be no problems of overlap when the cannon barrels are extended.

On I go to finish this piece and then I can add it to the final build!
Until next time, have fun and keep building :-)
Chris