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The Main Yard:
The main yard clueline is of 0.5mm natural thread. The standing end is made fast to the main 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 25mm directly below the standing end, back up through the 5mm single
shoulder block. It then passes down through the foremost opening in the quarterdeck abreast the main mast and belays to the
aftermost bitts on the upper gun deck (b82) as per the main yard jeers.
The main yard sheet is of 0.75mm natural thread. The standing end is tied to a copper eyelet on the hull, below the spider as
shown on Plan Sheet 16. It then leads up and through the 7mm single sheet block (of the tack, sheet and clue garnet strop
assembly), back down and through another 7mm single block held in a pendant, of 0.75mm black thread, passing through the
spider (the standing end of which is tied to a copper eyelet behind the spider). It then passes up, across and through a sheave
hole in the hull as shown on Plan Sheet 16 and belays to the staghorn on the quarterdeck (b83).
The main yard tack is of 0.75mm natural thread. The standing end is tied to a copper eyelet in the hull below and behind the
fifth (from the front) gunport of the upper gun deck, as shown on Plan Sheet 16. It then passes up and through the 7mm single
tack block (of the tack, sheet and clue garnet strop assembly). It then leads back down and passes through the chesstree and
through the sheave in the hull (forward of the chesstree) and belays to the foremost large cleat on the upper gun deck (b84,
Plan Sheet 5).
The Quarter Davits:
The quarter davits are constructed as shown (Fig 050).
The boat falls are of 0.25mm natural thread. A 5mm single block has the 0.25mm falls at its crown and a hook (548) at its arse.
The falls form a tackle with the sheaves in the end of the davits, with the running end belayed to the cleat at the davit base
(b85, Fig 050). The 5mm single block can be hooked to a copper eyelet on the underside of the base of the davits for stowage.
For ease, this should be done prior to fitting to the hull.
The davits are secured to the hull by their brackets (625), either with super glue or by drilling and securing with a dome headed
nail.
The guys are of 0.5mm black thread. Both ends are seized to copper eyelets, one in the outer side of the davits, the other in the
hull as shown on Plan Sheet 17.
The jackstay is of 0.5mm black thread. The ends are seized to the copper eyelets on the inner side of the davits.
The span of 0.5mm black thread and the lift of 0.75mm natural thread can now be rigged together. The ends of the span are
seized to the copper eyelets on the upper face of the davits (not taught, they should be slack to form an inverted 'V' when
attached to the lift. A thimble is formed in the end of the lift around the centre of the span. The running end travels up and
through the 7mm single blocks (one per side) seized in a span under the bibbs of the mizzen mast and belay to the mizzen
circular fife rail (b86).
Fig 050
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