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The Inner Martingale:
The inner martingale is of 0.5mm black thread. Referring to Plan Sheet 14, the standing end is made fast at the collar casting
on the jibboom. It then passes through the top hole in the dolphin striker and up through a 3mm single block lashed to the
starboard side of the bowsprit behind the bees. It is then belayed to the starboard knighthead (b13).
The Outer Martingale:
The outer martingale is of 0.5mm black thread. The standing end is made fast as per the inner martingale. It then passes
through the second hole in the dolphin striker and up to a 3mm single block lashed to the port side of the bowsprit also behind
the bees. It is then belayed to the port knighthead (b14).
The Flying Martingale:
The flying martingale is of 0.5mm black thread. The standing end is made fast to the notch in the end of the flying jibboom. It
then passes through the lower hole in the dolphin striker and also travels through a 3mm single block lashed to the bowsprit
behind the bees on the starboard side. It is then belayed to the starboard knighthead (b15).
The Fore Topgallant Flagstaff Stay:
The fore topgallant flagstaff stay is of 0.25mm black thread. The standing end is made fast at the fore topgallant mast cap. It
then travels down through a vertical notch in the end of the flying jibboom, down through the notch in the end of the dolphin
striker and up to a 3mm single block lashed to the port side of the bowsprit behind the bees. It is then secured on to the fore
stay collar.
The Flying Jib Horses:
There are two flying jib horses each of 0.5mm black thread and they travel from the end of the flying jibboom to the collar
casting on the flying jibboom. The horses are formed from overhand knots approximately 8mm apart.
The Jibboom Horses:
There are two jibboom horses each of 0.5mm black thread and they travel from the collar casting on the jibboom to the
bowsprit cap. Again they are formed from overhand knots approximately 8mm apart.
The Man Ropes:
There are two man ropes each of 0.5mm black thread. The first runs from a copper eyelet in the top of the port side of the
bowsprit cap to a copper eyelet in the front of the port knighthead, just below the 'notch'. The second is identical but on the
starboard side. Each is formed from overhand knots approximately 8mm apart.
The Boomkin Stays:
The boomkin stays are of 0.5mm black thread, one pair per boomkin. They are looped around the groove in the end of the
boomkin and each end passes to its respective copper eyelet in the prow as shown on Plan Sheet 11.
The Bowsprit Shrouds:
The bowsprit shrouds are of 1mm black thread. There are four shrouds (two either side) made up using 5mm deadeyes and
arranged as shown on Plan Sheet 11. The standing end is hooked (548) into the copper eyelets in the hull. The lanyards are of
0.5mm natural thread.
The Bobstays:
There are three bobstays each of 1mm black thread. They are set up in a similar manner to the shrouds also using 5mm
deadeyes. The first two bobstays are tied off through the holes in the stem as shown on Plan Sheet 11. The third bobstay runs
down to the stem below the first two where it is secured to a span of 1mm black thread either end of which is hooked to copper
eyelets in the hull as shown on Plan Sheet 11.
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