The
tie
(.021 BLK) is used to raise and lower the yard to the
deck. Secure the tie around the yard as shown on the rigging
plan. The tie should be run through the hole drilled beneath the
cross tree of the mizzen mast. A 1/8” double block should be
seized to the loose end of the tie. See the photo on the previous
page. The double block is located about 1/2” above the knight.
A halliard (.008 Tan) is seized to the eyebolt on the side of the
knight and run through the doble block. After you reeve it
through the last hole of the double block, belay the running end
of the halliard to the cleat on the opposite side of the knight.
Finish it off with a rope coil.
Once the tie is completed and the lateen yard is held loosely in
position, the parral can be rigged. The
parral
for the lateen yard
is shown on the plans It consists of four ribs separated by tiny
beads (trucks). The parral doesnt wrap around the lateen yard.
Instead it goes around the tie and mizzen mast. It holds the tie
snug against the mast to control the raising and lowering of the
lateen yard. See the illustration on the previous page. The run-
ning end is reeved through the single block of the parral and
belayed to the cleat on the aft side of the mizzen mast. Finish it
off with a rope coil.
The
bowlines
are used to adjust the angle of the lateen yard.
There are two bowlines (port and starboard). Seize the end of a
generous length of (.008 Tan) rigging line to the aft-most main
shroud. See the rigging plans for the exact location. Run this
line through one of the single blocks seized on the end of the
lateen yard. Take the loose end back through another 3/32” sin-
gle block secured to the shroud just below the standing end.
From here the bowline is belayed to a pin rail along the bul-
warks. Finish it off with a rope coil. Repeat this process for the
other bowline on the opposite side of the model.
The
lifts
are the last lines rigged on the lateen yard. They consist
of the pendant (.028 BLK), the runner (.021 Tan), the falls (.018
Tan) and the crane lines (.018 Tan). They were rigged in that
order on the prototype. The pendant is seized around the main
topmast cross trees. A 1/8” single block is seized to the other
end. The runner is created by seizing a 1/8” single block on one
end of the line. The runner is
run
through the pendant block and
brought down through another 3/32” single block seized to the
mizzen cross trees. The loose end of the runner is then belayed
to the cleat on the fore side of the mizzen mast. Finish it off with
a rope coil.
The
falls
are created by seizing one 3/32” single block on the end
of the rigging line. The other end is run through the single block
of the runner and another 3/32” single block is seized to the other
end.
Finally, the
crane line
was seized to the tip of the lateen yard.
The loose end is run through the first single block of the falls.
From there it is run through a single block seized to the lateen
yard and taken back through the second block of the falls. The
loose end was seized to the yard to complete the rigging of the
lateen lifts.
Main Yard …
The main yard and the main topsail yard can be tapered from the
appropriate sized dowels. It will be easier to seize any blocks to
the yards before you rig them on the model. The plans clearly
show all of the blocks for the lifts, sheets and brace pendants.
You can see the completed yards in the photo below. Stain the
yards prior to rigging the blocks to them.
Main Topsail Yard
Main Yard
A. Ramhead block on the full scale
Mayflower replica. Plymouth MA
B. Making a ramhead block from scratch
using a strip of wood. Metal reinforcing
bands simulated using paper.
C.How the tie was rigged on ships during this
time period.
A
B
C
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