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The Main Topgallant Stay:
The main topgallant stay is of 0.25mm black thread. The standing end is secured at the main mast hounds as shown on
Sheet
7. The running end passes down through a 3mm single block held in a span in the after face of the fore topmast half way
between the fore topmast tops and fore topmast cap. From here the running end leads directly down and is belayed to the collar
of the fore preventer stay, directly behind the fore mast head (b4).
The Fore Topgallant Stay:
The fore topgallant stay is of 0.25mm black thread. The standing end is secured at the fore topgallant hounds as shown on
Sheet
7. The running end passes through a 3mm single block secured to the end of the jibboom it then leads in towards the bow
where it is lashed to the strop of 0.5mm black thread around the bowsprit, which holds the 5mm triangular deadeye of the main
stay in place (b5).
Note: The running end passes the fore topmast stay and the collars of the fore stay and fore preventer stay on the port side.
The Fore Topmast Standing Backstays:
(Photo 068) There are two pairs of fore topmast standing backstays of 0.5mm black thread. Using
they are set up in a similar fashion to the shrouds using two 3mm deadeyes, one seized into the end of the backstay, the other
held just above the capping rail in a strop of 0.5mm black thread to the copper eyelets positioned just aft of the fourth gunport
as shown. The deadeyes should be spaced with a 12mm jig and rigged with a 0.25mm natural lanyard. The backstay passes up
around the head of the fore topmast, between the second and third crosstrees and back down, same side, to a second pair of
deadeyes. Secure the pair of backstays together near the topmast tops, with a simple clove hitch, using 0.25mm black thread
and then push the knot up to the trestletrees. This process is repeated for the pair of fore topmast standing backstays on the
opposite side.
The Main Topmast Standing Backstay:
The main topmast standing backstay is of 0.5mm black thread. Using
is set up in a similar fashion to the shrouds using two 3mm deadeyes, one seized into the end of the backstay, the other held
just above the capping rail in a strop of 0.5mm black thread to the copper eyelets positioned just aft of the seventh gunport as
shown. The deadeyes should be spaced with a 12mm jig and rigged with a 0.25mm natural lanyard. The backstay passes round
the back of the main topmast head, between the second and third crosstrees and down to an identical arrangement on the
opposite side.
The Fore Topgallant Mast Backstay:
(Photo 068) The fore topgallant mast backstay is of 0.25mm black thread. Using
end of the backstay, this end should be held with a lashing of 0.1mm natural thread to the copper eyelet positioned just forward
of the fifth gunport as shown. The backstay passes up, around the fore topgallant mast head at the hounds as shown and down
to an identical arrangement on the opposite side.
The Main Topgallant Mast Backstay:
The main topgallant mast backstay is of 0.25mm black thread and is set up in the same way as the fore topgallant mast
backstay. Using
Plan Sheet 7
0.1mm natural thread to the copper eyelet positioned just forward of the fifth gunport as shown. The backstay passes up,
around the main topgallant mast head at the hounds as shown and down to an identical arrangement on the opposite side.
The Bobstays:
(Photo 069) There are two bobstays each of 0.5mm black thread. They are set up in a similar manner to the bowsprit shrouds
also using 3mm deadeyes. They are secured through the holes in the stem as shown on
separated using a 15mm jig and have a 0.25mm natural lanyard.
The Bowsprit Shrouds:
(Photo 069) The bowsprit shrouds are of 0.5mm black thread. There are two shrouds (one either side) made up using 3mm
deadeyes and arranged as shown on
lanyard of 0.25mm natural thread is rigged, with a 15mm jig used to separate the deadeyes.
for reference form an eye in one end of the backstay, this end should be held with a lashing of
Plan Sheet
7. The standing end is secured into the copper eyelet in the hull as shown and a
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for reference, the mizzen topmast backstay
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for reference form an eye in one
Plan Sheet
7. Again the deadeyes are
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Plan
for reference,
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