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It is important that you read the following instructions for the cluelines, sheets and tacks thoroughly before starting as they are
joined and all have to be rigged at the same time. The tack, sheet and clue garnet strop assembly should be constructed prior to
rigging the clueline, sheet and tack. The method of assembly is shown in (Fig 049). In each case the clue block is a 5mm single
and the sheet and tack blocks are 7mm singles.
Knot
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4
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The Fore Yard:
The fore yard clueline is of 0.5mm natural thread. The standing end is made fast to the fore yard to the extreme end of the
octagonal on the yard as shown on Plan Sheet 16. It then reeves through the 5mm single clueline block (of the tack, sheet and
clue garnet strop assembly) positioned approximately 20mm directly below the standing end, back up through the 5mm single
shoulder block and down to the fore topsail sheet bitts where it belays (b79).
The fore yard sheet is of 0.75mm natural thread. The standing end is made fast to a copper eyelet on the hull, just in front and
below the seventh gunport of the upper gun deck (from the front) as shown on Plan Sheet 16. It travels through the 7mm sheet
block (of the tack, sheet and clue garnet strop assembly) and back behind the above-mentioned gunport where it passes through
the ships side and belays to the aftermost large cleat on the upper gun deck (b80, Plan Sheet 5).
The fore yard tack is of 0.75mm natural thread. The standing end is made fast to the end of the boomkin, it then travels up and
through the 7mm single tack block (of the tack, sheet and clue garnet strop assembly). It then passes back down and through a
7mm single block seized to the boomkin outside the standing end, and belays to the top of the headrail (b81).
For the benefit of the model, when the clueline, sheet and tack are finally rigged there should be no slack.
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The fore and main lower yard cluelines, sheets and tacks are now rigged.
Becket
Strop
3
Fig 049
1.
Tie a strop around the block.
2.
Using a piece of 2mm dowel or similar, tie a
becket into the strop.
3.
With the strop and becket complete, harden the
becket with a touch of super glue.
Repeat steps 1 – 3 until you have eight 7mm single
blocks tied in strops with beckets and four 5mm single
blocks tied in strops with beckets.
4.
Take two 7mm single blocks and one 5mm
single block and align their beckets.
5.
Tie the beckets together, forming the tack, sheet
and clue garnet strop assembly.
Repeat steps 4 – 5 until you have four tack, sheet and
clue garnet strop assemblies.
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2003 JoTiKa Ltd.
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