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4. Fore Course Yard Rigging

Footropes & Stirrups

- Remember these are

black standing rigging lines. Beeswax the
footropes heavily so you can droop them into a
natural hanging curve and they will stay in
place (Figure H-5).

Sling & Truss

- The course yard has no halliard

or parrel, but a fixed sling and truss since the
yard is not hoisted like other yards. The sling
fitting band and truss fittings should already be
on the yard and mast. When fixing the yard to
the mast, connect the truss and add the chain
sling (Figure H-6).

Lifts

- The lifts are port and starboard. Seize the

line around the shoulder at the end of the yard,
pass thru a block at the mast cap and down to a
purchase just above the deck. The purchase is
belayed to the fife rail.

Buntlines & Leechlines

- These port and star-

board lines pass thru bullseyes on the yard and
blocks on the fore top cross-trees, then proceed
down and are belayed to the bulwark pin rail.
Without sails the lines could be omitted. How-
ever, for added detail knot the lines under the
yard blocks, or connect the ends of the leechline
and buntline together (Figure H-7).

Reef Tackle

- This port and starboard rig could

also be omitted on the model without sails, or
the rig installed and the block that would be
attached to the sail just pulled up under the
block on the yard. The more lines you add to
the model certainly enhances the detail.

Sheets, Tacks, & Clew Garnets

- All lines port

and starboard. With sails off, hook the sheet,
tack, and clew garnet together. Locate the hook
point just below clew garnet block on the yard
(Figure H-8 ). Unlike the fore and aft head sails
where the sheets would clutter the deck, the
lines for the course sail hang nicely in place and
all belay at the rail.

Braces

- Add the port and starboard brace

blocks and their leader at the ends of the yard.
The brace standing end and the lead block are

seized to the main shrouds (Figure H-9).

5. Fore Lower Topsail Yard Rigging

Footropes & Stirrups

- The footropes & stir-

rups are rigged essentially the same as for the
course yard.

Truss

- Like the course yard, the lower top-

sail yard is fixed by the truss fitting but there
is no sling.

Lifts

- The lifts are fixed lines and should be

black. The upper end can be set to an eyebolt
on the side of the trestletree port and starboard.
The lower end is seized to the yard but inboard
of the shoulder at the end of the yard.

Buntlines

- Rig similar to the course yard,

knotted under the yard bullseye. The block
above the yard is hanging at the end of a line
which is attached to the shroud above. The
buntline belays to the bulwark pin rail.

Clew lines and Sheets

- Hook the clew lines and

sheets together just below the clew line block on
the yard. The sheet passes thru a hole in the end
of the course yard, thru a block under the course
yard, then down to a purchase tackle on the
deck. The clew line has no purchase and goes
directly to the bulwark pin rail (Figure H-10).

FIG. H-3 BOOM SHEET

FIG. H-5 FORE COURSE
YARD FOOTROPES

FIG. H-6 FORE YARD

SLING & TRUSS

FIG. H-4 GAFF HALLIARDS

METAL

BAND

EYEBOLTS

BANDS

SEIZE

BELAY TO

STBD