Hey, Guys!
I've been using florist wire quite a bit lately for this sort of stuff...it's available in craft stores in various sizes and finishes...I get my from my Brother-in-law who has a florist shop, I just visit and take a handfull or two from the work stations, usually in guages 24 and 30 or so. It's finished in dark green, but it takes to a coat of paint nicely. Good thing about them, it bends easily, but is otherwise not too soft (but softer than brass). It works great as a core to rolled paper tubes and is just the right stuff for smaller wire parts, like the wire for landing gear, small barrels, yardarms and the like.
I have tried a few times but just can't seem to get the hand of using that monofilament line. Maybe it's something about the type of material it is made from, but it doesn't seem to tie up very well, at least not the thicker stuff, and I'll be darned if I can find the right glue to use with it. I've tried the stuff that is used to hem pants and skirts, the clear monofilament thread, and although a bit easier to tie knot with because it's thinner, it still defies being glued. Of course, most rigging requires you use a knot rather than rely upon just gluing in place, but glue helps keep things in place when you're done. This is why I've settled on using just fly tying silk (besides it comes in the thinnest sizes of all the threads I've come across, besides surgical thread) and lightly waxed poly thread, the type that says it's polished so there is no fuzz, both of which come in a variety of colors and sizes. If you can find the monofilament thread you should also be able to find some of the fly tying silk too, and it's well worth the search. BTW, the silk thread ties up wonderfully (as you would expect) and glues up nice with PVA or CA glue...I often use a touch of CA on the threads end to fashion a make shift "needle" to help thread the line through holes and the like.
I rather doubt contact cement, in the true sense, is a good idea since it is based on you having glued up both the thread and the place you will be gluing it to before hand, and letting it set a bit before joining the two. I don't know about UHU or Ambroid cement (what are they, the "celluoid" cements?) but something tells me I didn't have good success with that either, probably too stringey to work with.
I wish I had an answer for the monofilament, and I'm sure someone out there has had a better experience than I, so maybe they can chime in and tell me what I've been doing wrong.
As always, your build of Eskimo is looking better and better, Barry, despite your disappointment with the computer wire. I fear the rigging you are looking for probably required the belaying points on the deck to be done while you were building up the house, like making holes for the wire ends and knotting them inside the hull to secure them in place. How about trying that hole in the deck idea anyway and use a drop ofCA glue on the end of a pin to apply it carefully. Looks like she is just about finished! More photos when you can, please.
Cheers!
Jim