Rattlesnake Instr. Manual - Nature Coast Hobby Shop

Oddly, the course does not have a reef
line. The reason; courses are hauled up
by leech lines and topsails by reef lines
(see figure 71—it shows the reef line
knotted off for a model without sails).
4. Fore & Main Topgallant Sails
The parrals and halliard tyes are similar
to those of the topsails, but notice that
the topgallants have a different type of
buntline than the topsails. It is a single
line with a split near the bottom of the
sail. With no sails the buntline could be
tied around the yard as shown (see figure
71).
There is a single-line clew line, no leech
line, and no reef points and tackle. The
lift is also single.
FINAL TOUCHES
After all the rigging is in place, re-check
every line, and make sure all the seizings
are sound. If necessary, add another
touch of super glue to seizings. Check to
see if there are any shiny places on the
rig. If necessary, touch up the standing
rigging with black paint, or black liquid
shoe polish. For running rigging, use a
tan stain, or brown liquid shoe polish.
Check to see if you have fouled any of the
painted wooden parts during the rigging
process and make repairs as necessary.
5. Spanker
The spanker is another sail not shown
on the Campbell plan (see figure 72 for a
typical sketch of this sail).
If no spanker is used, the rig should look
like the rigging plans show, except that you
should add the gaff downhaul not shown
on the Campbell plan. Also, the mast hoops
could be added and piled up on the boom
jaws. You could also lower the gaff since it
is not fixed, but it looks better in the up position
with the vangs in place. A spanker
can also be called a driver. The two terms
seem to get mixed up between naval and
merchant service, and depends whether
the sail has a boom or not.
6. Spritsail & Spritsail Topsail
These sails do not appear on the Campbell
plans either but at least the braces, lifts,
and halliards do (see figure 73). Viewed
from above, these sails look like a lower
course and topsail on a mast, because they
are operated in the same manner.
With no sails, the spritsail sheets should
come off with the sails and all other lines
handled similar to a course and topsail
rig without sails.
7. Miscellaneous Rigging
Flags and Flag Halliards: Flag halliards
are located at the fore and main topgallant
mast pole, the mizzen topmast pole,
and at the outer end of the spanker gaff.
The halliards are single lines reeved
through very small blocks on the gaff,
and sheaves in the trucks of the fore,
main, and mizzen poles.
If you fly the flags shown on the plans, you
can make them from light weight cotton
cloth and paint the colors on with acrylics.
Acrylic paint is fairly flexible. Paper can
also be used. Shape the paper before installing
it so that the flag hangs naturally.
CONGRATULATIONS!
You've done it! Your model is completed and we hope you like the results. If
this was your first effort, and you're less than happy, remember that it is only
through repeated experience that your level of skill will develop. Subsequent
models can only get better. Don't hesitate to call Model Expo when you're
ready to begin your next ship modeling project.
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