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50
Running Rigging
The yards should now be fitted to the masts as follows.
The Main Yard:
The main yard is held in place by a parrel truss and jeers.
The parrel truss is made up of 22 beads (287) and 12 ribs (236). The parrel ropes are 0.5mm natural thread. The ropes are
formed into the parrel falls in the following manner.
The ropes and falls are made from one piece of material: (
Fig 015
)
1.
Firstly simulate a thimble by drilling and securing a copper eyelet, painted matt (metal) black, to the after face of
the yard, 5mm port of centre, and passing two turns of 0.5mm black thread around the yard, one port and one
starboard of the copper eyelet.
2.
Tie and form a small eyelet in the parrel rope approximately 60mm from one end and pass it over the yard
(starboard of the mast) so that the eyelet lies within the sling cleats, against the forward face of the yard.
3.
Pass both ends of the rope around the main mast, threading on the beads and ribs as you go.
4.
With all of the beads and ribs in place, lead both ends of the parrel rope down through the copper eyelet in the
after port face of the yard, see step 1 above.
5.
Sieze the short rope to the longer rope with 0.1mm natural thread approximately 15mm below the yard.
6.
The longer rope is the parrel truss and leads down to the deck.
7.
Seize a 3mm single block into the end of the parrel truss, approximately 30mm above the deck, falls of 0.25mm
natural thread should be secured to the arse of this block at the same time.
8.
A 3mm single block should now be secured into a copper eyelet in the deck aft and to the port of the main mast
as shown on
Plan Sheet 9
.
9.
The tackle is now set up between these two 3mm single blocks and the falls are belayed to the outboard port
belaying pin of the main jeer bitts (
b5
).
Referring to
Plan Sheets 5 & 7
, rig the mast head lashings of three turns of 0.5mm black thread over the jeer block strop cleats,
crossing the mast. Next, the two upper 7mm double jeer blocks are to be held in a strop of 1mm black thread, the strop passes
up through the main top lubber’s hole and is lashed to the mast head lashings so that the jeer block is positioned approximately
15mm below the underside of the top. One pair of 7mm single jeer blocks are now lashed to the yard, within the sling cleats as
shown on
Plan Sheet 5
. The jeer falls themselves are of 1mm natural thread and are secured around the yard with a timber
hitch. They are positioned close to the centre of the yard and must remain within the sling cleats. Referring to
Plan Sheet 7
, the
falls lead directly up through the inboard sheave of the double jeer block down through the single jeer block and back up
through the outboard sheave of the double jeer block. The running end then passes behind the yard, down to deck and through
the sheave holes in the main jeer bitts where they are belayed (
b6
).
The main yard tackles should also now be rigged as follows. The 7mm sister blocks (one each side) are held in pendants
(66mm long) of 0.5mm black thread on the end of the main yard as shown on
Plan Sheet 5
. Two 5mm single blocks (one each
side) are hooked, with a large rigging hook, onto the main lower mast shroud catharpins (hook up) and the yard tackle falls of
0.25mm natural thread are also secured to the arse of this block at the same time. A tackle is set up between this block and the
7mm sister block in the pendant on the yard, passing through the smaller sheave of the sister block, back to the hooked 5mm
single block, back and through the larger sheave of the sister block. From here the running end leads back and through the
5mm single block for a second time (although unusual, this is to simulate the tricing line) and leads down to deck where it is
belayed to the cleats on the main gun deck inner bulwark, positioned between the two kevels. (
b7
)
Fig 015
