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FIG. 68 FIG. 70a Standing rigging at the bowsprit. FIG. 69 Lower shrouds at the main mast. Tackle is attached to running back-stay. FIG. 71 Fore-stays shown running up from bowsprit. Tackle and blocks are for jib downhauls and halyards. 22 STAGE F STANDING RIGGING All of the standing rigging is made from the black rigging line. The color represents the tarred rigging used on life-size ships that was permanently anchored to support the masts and spars. The kit’s heavier line is used on the lower rigging and progressively reduces in size as you rig upward on the masts. Begin the rigging with the bowsprit. 1. Bowsprit Rigging A slot should be made in the stem and the heaviest line should be run through it and over the bowsprit to form the gammoning (lashing). Six turns can be taken with the end lashed around the center of the turns (see figure 68). The bob-stay is a single heavy line running from a brass strap on the stem at the waterline to an eye at the cap of the bowsprit. The dolphin striker has an eye in its end which is interlocked with an eye at the square tenon of the bowsprit. It will also have three cross rods at the bottom which will be used to guide the various fore-stays back to the hull. The martingale is made from a little smaller line and should run from the end of the sprit pole to the end of the dolphin striker. From there it should run port and starboard to eyes in the hull just below the catheads. The sprit spar should be mounted at this time by pinning, gluing and lashing it to the underside of the bowsprit. Guys (steadying or stay-ropes) on either side should run back from the end of the sprit pole and sprit mast. The two inner ones should be tied to the sprit mast and the third should run to the end of the sprit pole. All should run through eyes at the end of the sprit spar and then should be tied off in eyes at the front edge of the catheads. This completes the bowsprit standing rigging. 2. Fore-stays Five fore-stays on the fore mast: The three outer stays should run to the bowsprit assembly through its block holes, down to the dolphin striker, and through eyes at the side of the bowsprit to the forward pin rail (see figure 69). The next inboard fore-stay should run to an eye on the port side of the bowsprit and back to the pin rail. The last lower fore-stay is lashed around the bowsprit just ahead of the rail. Four fore-stays on the main mast: Each fore-stay runs from the main mast to the fore mast. All fore-stays should be created from progressively finer line as they move to the upper mast ends. Fore mast with shrouds and fore-stays. FIG. 72a Fore mast upper shrouds
FIG. 70b 2 Wrap mast top FIG. 70c Shroud 5 Seize shrouds close to mast Lanyard tied around shroud Start knot Upper deadeye Tail for scale lashing Shroud pair Lanyard Lower deadeye Set height 3 with crimp Lanyard 1 Set height with lanyard Chain plate and deadeye strop Nailed to hull Channel Backing link 4 Tie second lanyard Typical shroud pair mounting sequence. Deadeye lanyard assembly. 3. Shrouds Lower Shrouds: These should be made from the heaviest line and set with deadeyes at the channels (see figures 70a, 70b and 70c). Fore Top Shrouds: These should run down to the smaller deadeyes at the edge of the top mast (see figures 71 and 72a). Fore Top Gallant & Main Top Shrouds: These should be run through the ends of the cross trees and then tied to eyes so as to form all of the upper futtock shrouds. Note: All of the shrouds should have ratlines tied approximately 3/16” apart (see close-up figures 72b and 72c). When finished, the back and breast stays can be mounted, taking care to make a true run if they pass through the shrouds. 4. Back-stays The back-stays are best mounted after building the shrouds with their ratlines. Breast Stays: This is an oddball rigging not employed by ship designers and builders for a very long period of time, but used on the Prince de Neufchatel. It should run from the fore top mast to the small deadeye lashing on the channels abeam the fore mast. It also should be mounted after finishing the shrouds. 5. Lifts The main and fore royal spars and the fore top gallant spar will all have black line rigged lifts. These will be mounted as the running rigging is made. This completes the standing rigging and unless you are planning sails, the next stage on running rigging will complete your model. Start methods FIG. 72b Rat line 1 2 3 (Left shrouds) (All shrouds to right) Tying ratline knots. Shrouds cont. Two back-stays on the fore mast: Located one on each side, they should be rigged to deadeyes on the channels. Three back-stays on the main mast: They are located port and starboard and should run with tackle attached to the rail and then be belayed at the after belaying rack. This tackle is the only light line used for the standing rigging. FIG. 72c Method of tying ratlines to shrouds. Ratlines cont. 23
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