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The Main Yard:
As Badger is a brig, the main yard is rigged as a crossjack yard and is held in place by a sling and a truss.
The sling is set up in three sections:
The first section is a strop of 0.25mm black thread. Form a small eye in one end of the thread, the eye should be approximately
2mm in diameter. Take the end with the eye in it once around the yard, tightly, at the centre point of the yard and seize it back
on itself. It should be seized back on itself so that the eye is held free, just above the yard.
The second section is another strop of 0.25mm black thread. Again, Form a small eye in one end of the thread, the eye should
be approximately 2mm in diameter. Pass the end without the eye in it up through the main top lubber's hole around the lower
mast head, to rest on the stop cleat on the after face of the main mast, and back down through the main top lubber's hole
(opposite side) and seize it back on itself. It should be seized back on itself so that the eye is held free, approximately 10mm
above the eye on the yard.
The third and final part of the sling is a lashing of 0.1mm natural thread set up between the two eyes. The lashing of 0.1mm
natural thread should be painted or stained black upon completion.
The truss is rigged singularly in a similar manner to the fore yard truss pendants as follows:
1.
Form a small eye in one end of a length of 0.25mm black thread. The eye should be just large enough to allow the
0.25mm truss to pass through it.
2.
Take the end with the eye in it once around the yard, tightly, against the inboard face of the port sling cleat and
seize it back on itself. It should be seized back on itself so that the eye is held free, just behind the yard. The
running end should now be trimmed.
3.
Take another length of 0.25mm black thread once around the yard, tightly, against the inboard face of the
starboard sling cleat and seize it back on itself, note that no 'eye' is formed in this length. It should be seized back
on itself and one end trimmed, the opposite end will form the running end of the truss.
4.
Pass the running end of the truss around the back of the main mast, and down through the 'eye' previously
formed on the port side.
5.
The running end now runs down toward the port main channel and a 3mm single block seized into the end
approximately 50mm above the channel. The falls of 0.1mm natural thread should be tied into the arse of this
block at the same time.
6.
A 3mm single block, held in a 30mm pendant of 0.25mm black thread, is rigged into the copper eyelet (180) on
the port channel (c6).
7.
The falls are now set up between these two 3mm single blocks and belay to the third (from the front) belaying pin
in the port main shroud pinrail (b8).
The Fore Topmast Yard:
The fore topmast yard is held in place by a parrel and a tie.
6 double parrel ribs (134) and 10 parrel beads (186) are required for the parrel. The parrel rope, of 0.25mm black thread, passes
over and around the yard and is then loaded with parrel ribs and parrel beads alternating rib, bead, rib etc, around the mast and
is then secured around the yard on the opposite side. The parrel should remain within the sling cleats.
The tie is set double from 0.5mm natural thread. Initially, the tie is set up as per the shrouds, that is to say that it passes around
the head of the topmast, over and above the shrouds. Into one end a 3mm single block is secured so that it hangs
approximately 10mm below the trestletrees, passing between the first and second crosstrees on the port side, the opposite end
forms the running end and also passes down between the first and second crosstrees, also on the port side. Lash the pair of
'legs' together near the tops, with a simple clove hitch, using 0.25mm black thread and then push the knot up to the bolster,
again as per the shrouds. Repeat this procedure for the starboard side also. The running end of the port tie reeves through the
after sheave, from port to starboard, of the 5mm double block on the yard, it then passes up and through the 3mm single
block of the starboard tie and immediately down 'outside' the fore top. A 3mm double block is seized into the end of the tie
approximately 110mm below the fore top. The running end of the starboard tie follows a similar route, passing through the
forward sheave of the 5mm double block on the yard, starboard to port, up through the 3mm single block of the port tie,
down 'outside' and aft of the main top with a 3mm single block seized into the end, 110mm below the main top. 3mm single
blocks (one each side) held in 50mm pendants of 0.25mm black thread are now rigged into the copper eyelets (c7) on the fore
channels (aft) positioned as shown on
at the same time. A tackle is set up between these blocks and the ties with the falls being belayed to the aftermost belaying pins
in the fore shroud pinrails (b9).
The Main Topmast Yard:
The main topmast yard is held in place by a parrel and a tie.
The parrel is set up in exactly the same way as the fore topmast yard parrel.
The tie is set double and is set up as per the fore topmast yard tie but the 3mm double blocks in the end of each tie are
positioned approximately 140mm below the main top. The 3mm single blocks are held in 60mm pendants rigged to copper
eyelets (c8) in the main channels (aft) and the falls belay to the aftermost belaying pin in the main shroud pinrail (b10).
Plan Sheet
8, the falls of 0.25mm natural should be secured into the arse of these blocks
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2006 JoTiKa Ltd.
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