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The Fore Topmast Yard:
The fore topmast yard sheet is of 1mm natural thread. The easiest method of rigging the sheet is to work backwards, that is
to say you will start at the belayed end and work to the sheet block. The sheet is belayed to the outer parts of the fore
topsail sheet bitts (b49). The sheet is then led through the inner 7mm shoulder block (on the fore lower mast yard), along the
yard and through the 7mm sheet block on the end of the lower yard. It then leads up towards the 5mm single clueline block on
the topmast yard. A 5mm single block is seized in the end of the sheet approximately 25mm from the clueline block.
The clueline is of 0.5mm natural thread. The standing end is made fast to the topmast yard as shown on Plan Sheet 16. It then
reeves through the 5mm single block in the end of the sheet, back up through the 5mm single clueline block, through the 5mm
single block seized into a copper eyelet on the aft underside of the lower mast cap and leads down through the lower 'top' and
belays to the 3rd (from the front) lower shroud cleat on the fore channel (b50).
The Fore Topgallant Yard:
The fore topgallant yard sheet is of 0.25mm natural thread. Again it is worked backwards. The sheet is belayed to the 6th (from
the front) lower shroud cleat on the fore channel (b51). It passes up (through the lower 'top') to the 3mm single shoulder block
on the topmast yard, along and through the snatch block on the aft of the topmast yard and then leads up towards the 3mm
clueline block on the topgallant yard. A 3mm single block is seized in the end of the sheet approximately 30mm from the
clueline block.
The clueline is of 0.25mm natural thread. The standing end is made fast to the topgallant yard as shown on Plan Sheet 16. It
then reeves through the 3mm single block in the end of the sheet, back up through the 3mm single clueline block on the yard,
down and through the 3mm single clueline block on the aft of the topmast top (see page 7) and leads down outside the lower
'top' and belays to the 7th (from the front) lower shroud cleat on the fore channel (b52).
The Main Topmast Yard:
The main topmast yard sheet is of 1mm natural thread. The sheet is belayed to the aftermost upper deck bitts (b53) (as per the
main yard jeers). It passes up through the foremost opening in the quarterdeck (abreast the main mast) and is then rigged as per
the fore topmast yard sheets.
The clueline is of 0.5mm natural thread. The standing end is made fast to the topmast yard as shown on Plan Sheet 16 and is
rigged as per the fore topmast cluelines. It belays to the second pin of the small fife rail abreast the main mast (b54).
The Main Topgallant Yard:
The main topgallant yard sheet is of 0.25mm natural thread. It is rigged as per the fore topgallant yard with the sheet belayed to
the first pin of the large fife rail on the quarterdeck (b55).
The clueline is of 0.25mm natural thread. The standing end is made fast to the topgallant yard as shown on Plan Sheet 16. It is
then rigged as per the fore topgallant yard and belays to the second pin on the large fife rail on the quarterdeck (b56).
The Mizzen Topmast Yard:
The mizzen topmast yard sheet is of 0.5mm natural thread. It is rigged as per the fore topmast yard sheet (substituting the 7mm
blocks with 5mm blocks), the running end passes through the sheave in the mizzen topsail sheet bitts and belays there (b57).
The clueline is of 0.25mm natural thread. The standing end is made fast to the topmast yard as shown on Plan Sheet 16. It
then reeves through the 5mm single block in the end of the sheet, back up through the 5mm single clueline block, it then leads
down outside the lower 'top' and belays to the 3rd (from the front) lower shroud cleat on the mizzen channel (b58).
The Mizzen Topgallant Yard:
The mizzen topgallant yard sheet is of 0.25mm natural thread. It is rigged as per the fore topgallant yard (substituting the 5mm
blocks with 3mm blocks) and belays to the second and fifth pins of the mizzen topsail sheet bitts (b59).
The clueline is of 0.1mm natural thread. The standing end is made fast to the topgallant yard as shown on Plan Sheet 16. It is
rigged as per the fore topgallant cluelines and belay to 5th (from the front) lower shroud cleat on the mizzen channel (b60).
The next stage is the braces, attach all brace blocks as shown on Plan Sheet 8, 9 & 10 (all, except the mizzen topgallant yard,
use pendants), they are then rigged as follows.
The Spritsail Yard:
The spritsail brace is of 0.25mm natural thread. The brace is made fast around the main fore stay collar, just above the mouse.
It then reeves through the 5mm single brace block on the spritsail yard and then up, under the fore top sharing the 3mm double
blocks (fore and aft) with the leech line. They then pass down belaying to the 2nd and 7th timberheads abreast the belfry (b61).
The Spritsail Topsail Yard.
The spritsail topsail brace is of 0.25mm natural thread. The brace is made fast to the end of the spritsail topsail yard and reeves
under the fore top, through the 3mm single blocks (fore and aft). They then pass down and belay to the 4th and 5th timberheads
abreast the belfry (b62).
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