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drilled into the hull. It is suggested that you
do not glue the masts and bowsprit into the
holes. The rigging will hold them in position.
Furthermore, if the model gets restored in the
futur
e, the masts and bowsprits can be easily
removed.
Check the alignment of the masts and
bo
wsprit. If not straight, looking aft, or at the
correct angle shown on the plans, you can
shim the holes. If necessary, drill the holes
larger to accommodate shimming.
1.Rigging Identification
Most all of the rigging is identified on the rig-
ging plan by number. The small belaying pin
plan on the rigging plan shows a recommend-
ed location for belaying the numbered lines.
The key to the plan numbers is as follows:
Note: Numbers 1 through 24 are standing
rigging. Use the black rigging line supplied in
the kit. Numbers 25 through 50 are running
rigging. Use the tan rigging line supplied. If a
standing rig has a tackle on the end, use tan
line for the tackle. P/S indicates lines that are
both port and starboard.
1. Shrouds (for all masts, P/S)
2. Ratlines (for all shrouds, P/S)
3. Deadeyes (for all shrouds, P/S)
4. Lanyards (for all deadeyes, P/S)
5. Fore Topgallant Mast Stay
6. Jib Stay (includes an ouhaul tackle at the
bowsprit cap)
7. Traveler Ring at Jib Stay
8. F
or
e
T
opmast Stay (P/S)
9. Forestay
10. Footropes (for all yards, P/S)
11. Stirrups (for all yards, P/S)
12. Fore & Main Topmast
Futtock Shrouds (P/S)
12A. Jackstays (for all yards, P/S))
13. Fore & Main Topmast Backstays (P/S)
14. Fore Topgallant Mast Backstays (P/S)
15. Lifts (for all yards, P/S)
16. Main Stay (P/S)
17. Spring Stay
18. Main Topmast Stay
19. Bobstay
20. Bowsprit Shrouds (P/S)
21. Martingale Stays
22. Martingale Backropes (P/S)
23. Manropes
24. Fore & Main Lower Yard Slings
25. Fore & Main Sail Tacks (P/S)
26. Fore & Main Sail Sheets (P/S)
27. Fore & Main Sail Clew Garnets (P/S)
28. F
ore & Main Topsail Sheets (P/S)
29. F
ore & Main Topsail Clew Lines (P/S)
30. Fore Topgallant Sail Sheets (P/S)
31. Fore Topgallant Sail Clew Lines (P/S)
32. Fore Lower Yard Braces (P/S)
33. Fore Topsail Yard Braces (P/S)
34. Fore Topgallant Yard Braces (P/S)
35. Main Lower Yard Braces (P/S)
36. Main Topsail Yard Braces (P/S)
37. Fore & Main Topsail Yard Tye
38. Fore & Main Topsail Yard Halliard
Runner & Fall
39. Fore Topgallant Yard Tye
40. Fore Topgallant Yard Halliard & Fall
41. Fore & Main Gaff Peak Halliards
42. Fore & Main Gaff Throat Halliards
43. Fore & Main Gaff Vangs (P/S)
44. Main Boom Topping Lifts (P/S)
45. Main Boom Sheet
46. Main Gaff Ensign Halliards
47. Jib Halliards
48. Jib Inhaul
49. J
ib S
heet (P/S)
50. Anchor
T
ackle & F
all P/S)
A few rigs are not numbered but are shown
on the rigging plan to some degree. They are
as follows and will be detailed later in these
instr
uctions:
Parrel (or parral) - On upper yards which
can be raised or lo
w
er
ed, these lines hold the
yard against the mast. Beads, or rollers, on the
lines allow the yards to move freely along the
mast. There is a detail shown on the upper
right side of the plan.
T
r
uss
- O
n lo
w
er yards, there are no parrels,
instead, a fix
ed line holds the yar
ds against the
mast. I
t has two r
unning ends, each of which
has a tackle secured to eyebolts in the deck at
the mast and the tackle belays to the fife rail.
Thus, the tr
uss can be tightened or loosened
at deck lev
el.
The tr
uss is rope on the
D
apper
To m . On later ships the rope truss was
r
eplaced b
y an iron fitting.
Jibboom Guys - These guys are shown in a
plan view on the left hand side of the rigging
plan. Note that the inboard ends have a tackle
at the cat heads.
I
f y
ou ar
e not familiar with the names and
functions of rigging lines, the book How to
Build First-Rate Ship Models From Kits by
Ben Lankford contains a description of Nauti-
cal terms (See Bibliography).
N
ote: Throughout these instructions the low-
est yar
ds and their sails ar
e r
eferr
ed to as
“Lower Yards or Sails”. A more proper term is
“Course Yards or Sails”.
2. Line, Block, & Deadeye Sizes
There is a limited number of different size rig-
ging lines in the kit.
The following is a
suggested list of line size use:
S
tanding Rigging
(B
lack Line)
0.008" Dia. Line - All Ratlines, Fore & Main
Topmast Shroud Lanyards, Fore Topgallant
Shrouds, Topgallant Yard Lifts, & Fore Top-
gallant S
tay
.
0.012" Dia. Line - All Yard Footropes &
Stirrups, Main Lower Yard & Topsail Yard
Lifts, Fore & Main Topmast Shrouds & Fut-
tock Shrouds, Fore Topgallant Backstays,
J
ibboom G
uys, F
or
e & M
ain Lower Shroud
Lanyards, Martingale Stay & Backropes,
Bowsprit Shrouds, Fore Topmast Stays, Main
Topmast Stay, & Jib Stay.
0.021" Dia. Line - Fore & Main Lower
Shrouds, Fore & Main Topmast Backstays,
Spring Stay, & Lower Fore Yard Lifts
0.028" Dia. Line - Forestay, Main Stays,
Bobstay
, & F
or
e & Main Lower Yard Slings
&
T
russes.
FIG. E-9 BOWSPRIT ASSEMBLY
FIG. E-10 MASTCOAT
STAGE F: GENERAL RIGGING INFORMATION
SADDLE BLOCK
LASHING
LASER-CUT RING
MASTCOAST
ROUND
T
OP EDGES
CAP
CASTING
CLEATS
BEES FOR
FORE
TOPMAST STAYS
CHOCK STOPS FOR
BOBST
AY & BOWSPRIT
SHROUD COLLARS
CHOCK STOPS
FOR FOREST
AY
COLLAR
HOLE FOR JIB ST
AY
HOLE FOR FORE
T
OPGALLANT STAY
EYEBOL
T FOR
JIB IN HOLE