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FIG. 72d Line tied to pin FIG. 73c Making rope coils. Wrap tweezer handle Twist coil, glue and wrap at center Glue over belaying pins FIG. 73a Fore mast FIG. 73b Mast Stay Stay Fore Aft Wire rings Fore Halliard Aft Wire rings Halliard Downhaul Sheets Bowsprit Jib sail mounting. Downhaul Stay sail mounting Sheets Main gaff and driver boom with lifts, downhaulers, driver boom sheets and flag halyard. 24 STAGE G RUNNING RIGGING The running rigging are lines which control the setting of the sails and the positioning of the spars for maneuvering the ship. Since the lines are reeved through blocks and their positioning is meant to be actively changed, they are made up of supple untarred ropes. To simulate the ropes, all of the running rigging on the model is made up of various sized tan lines. The only rigging described in this section is that which is left on the ship when the sails are removed. A Key to Rigging is provided in the next section of this instruction manual. Remember: All of the spars and booms have to be mounted to the masts before this rigging can be started. Each of the spars should be pinned and glued into the masts and lashed with black line. As with the standing rigging, all of the running rigging lines should become smaller in diameter as they are worked upward on the masts. The rigging should also begin inboard to allow fingers and tools the room to lash and tie. As you are rigging, be sure to save all of the cut ends, as they will be made into rope coils for mounting over the belaying pins (see figure 72d). All lines initially should be tied only at the belaying points to avoid interference with each subsequent connecting of a line. When all lines are in place as required, they may then be glued. Note: Although in most cases it is advisable to work the lines on the ship from top to bottom to avoid tangling the lines, some lines are best rigged by starting from the belaying point and working backwards. Important: Before starting to rig, be sure to mount any remaining blocks or fittings that are attached to the stays or other standing rigging lines. For the Prince de Neufchatel, these are the blocks on the fore stays through which the yard braces are reeved on their way to the deck and belaying pins. But all is not lost if some fittings have been overlooked; you can always add them as you rig, but your mounting access will be more restricted. 1. Jib Sails The downhauls and halyards should run parallel to the fore stays (see figures 69 and 73a). Without the sails, the tackles are extended nearly to the bowsprit, so the downhauls should be reeved through blocks lashed to the bowsprit, and then belayed aft. The halyards should be reeved through blocks on the mast and belayed below. FIG. 75a Fore gaff rigging is similar to that of main gaff.
FIG. 74 FIG. 76 Main gaff peak halyard. FIG. 75b Mast Spar Close-up showing spar lashing pinned to mast. Fore course spar. Triple block group is for clew garnet, sheet, and tack. FIG. 75c To spar Fall Belaying pin Deck Spar halyard rigging. Mast Spar halyard 2. Stay-Sails These are between the two masts and rigged similar to the jib sails (see figure 73b). However, the halyards and downhauls are reaved through blocks at opposite ends of the main fore-stays and taken to the deck for belaying. Once again, with the sails removed, the tackle should be extended forward along their respective stays. 3. Gaffs The two gaff spars require peak and throat halyards and downhaulers (see figure 73c). Theoretically, with the sails off, the driver gaff on the main mast should be lowered to the driver boom, but the model has much more interest with the gaff in the raised position. The peak halyard riggings run between the gaffs and the masts and are belayed below (see figures 74 and 75a). 4. Driver Boom Two rigs, the boom lifts and the driver sheets, are used on this spar (see plan sheet P-004 and figure 73c). They work together, one lifting and the other tightening to hold the boom in position on the model. The boom lifts are tackle which are tied to the end of the boom with the falls being rove through single blocks on the port and starboard sides of the main top. These falls should then be run to the rail where they get belayed. The sheets are port and starboard tackle running between single blocks on the boom and single blocks mounted on the waterways even with the cleats on the cap rail. The falls are belayed to the cleats. 5. Spars All of the spars have essentially the same rigs and require lashing to the masts (see figure 75b). Each spar requires lifts and braces. With the exception of the fore course and main top, all get halyards. Between spars should be the clews and sheets, which control the sails when they are mounted. Halyards: Staying inboard, rig the halyards. They should be lashed to the center of the spars, reeved through the fore and aft mast holes and stropped to single blocks. The halyard extending to the deck should also be reeved through these blocks (see figure 75c). It should then be attached to an eye on one channel and belayed on the opposite side. These halyards should alternate belaying points from port to starboard and from spar to spar. Fore Course & Main Top Spars: These should be fixed in height and supported by slings around the mast or top (see fig- 25
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