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The Main Topgallant Yard:
The main topgallant yard lift is of 0.25mm natural thread and is rigged as per the fore topgallant lift. It belays to a futtock strop
on the main top (b39).
The Crossjack Yard:
The crossjack yard lift is of 0.25mm natural thread, rigged as per the fore yard (but substituting 3mm blocks in place of the
5mm blocks). It belays to the mizzen mast circular fife rail (b40).
The Mizzen Topmast Yard:
The lift is of 0.25mm natural thread rigged as per the fore topmast yard (again substituting 3mm blocks in place of the 5mm
blocks). It belays to the first shroud cleat (from the front) of the mizzen channel (b41).
The buntlines are of 0.25mm natural thread and are rigged as per the fore topmast yard. they belay to the second shroud cleat
(from the front) of the mizzen channel (b42),
The Mizzen Topgallant Yard:
The lift is of 0.25mm natural thread. The standing end is made fast to the end of the yard, against the outside of the stop cleats.
They pass up and through the 3mm single blocks strapped to the topgallant shrouds and lead down into the top and belay
around a deadeye strop (b43).
The Spritsail Yard:
The standing lift is of 0.5mm black thread. One end is tied around the yard approximately 70mm from the centreline of the
yard and the opposite end is tied to a copper eyelet directly under the aft edge of the bees.
The lift is of 0.5mm natural thread. A pair of 5mm single blocks are seized in a span around the bowsprit cap, between the
bowsprit and jibboom. The standing end of the lift is seized to a copper eyelet on the side of the bowsprit cap. It then runs
through the 5mm single lift block in the end of the yard and back through the 5mm single block in the span around the cap and
leads down to the forecastle, belaying to the second and seventh timberheads on the beakhead (b44).
The buntlines are of 0.25mm natural thread. A toggle is tied in one end. It then passes through the 3mm single buntline block
on the yard, it then leads up to and through copper eyelets on the bowsprit (under the eyelets for the standing lift). They then
lead in to the forecastle, belaying to the fourth and fifth timberheads on the beakhead (b45).
The Spritsail Topsail Yard:
The lift is of 0.25mm natural thread. The standing end is made fast to the end of the yard (against the outer edge of the stop
cleats). It leads up to two copper eyelets, one each side of the jibboom collar casting and down to the forecastle where they
belay to the first and eighth timberheads on the beakhead (b46).
The next stage is the cluelines and sheets as follows. You should note that the lower yard cluelines and sheets run between the
lower yards and the hull, the topmast yard cluelines and sheets run between the topmast yards and lower yards and the
topgallant yard cluelines and sheets run between the topgallant yards and topmast yards. This is worth bearing in mind and
may appear to be obvious but this stage of the rigging can become confusing.
The fore and main lower yard cluelines and sheets will not be rigged until the end (along with the tacks) to allow easier access
for the rest of the rigging.
Refer to Plan Sheet 16 for the clueline standing end positioning of each yard.
The Spritsail Yard:
The spritsail yard sheet is of 0.5mm natural thread. The standing end is seized to a copper eyelet in the ships' side as shown on
Plan Sheet 16 and travels towards the 3mm single clue block. A 3mm single block is seized into the end of the sheet
approximately 25mm from the spritsail yard.
The clueline is of 0.25mm natural thread and the standing end is tied to the spritsail yard as shown on Plan Sheet 16. It reeves
through the 3mm single sheet block, then up through the 3mm single clueline block and belays to the third and sixth
timberheads on the beakhead (b47).
The Spritsail Topsail Yard:
The spritsail topsail yard sheet is of 0.5mm natural thread. The standing end is made fast to the end of the spritsail yard
(outside the lift etc.) and leads up towards the 3mm single clueline block on the spritsail topsail yard. A 3mm single block is
seized in the end of the sheet approximately 30mm from the spritsail topsail yard.
The clueline is of 0.25mm natural thread and the standing end is made fast to the spritsail topsail yard as shown on Plan Sheet
16. It reeves through the 3mm sheet block, back up through the 3mm clueline block and belays to the beakhead fife rail (b48).
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