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The cluelines and sheets are the next stage as follows. You should note that the lower yard cluelines and sheets run between
the lower yards and the hull, the topmast yard cluelines and sheets run between the topmast yards and lower yards and the
topgallant yard cluelines and sheets run between the topgallant yards and topmast yards. This is worth bearing in mind and
may appear to be obvious but this stage of the rigging can become confusing.
The main lower yard cluelines and sheets will not be rigged until the end of this stage (along with the tacks) to allow easier
access for the rest of the rigging.
Refer to
Plan Sheet 9
for the clueline standing end positioning of each yard, the positioning of the sheet and clue garnet strop
assemblies should be as per the text, not as shown on the plan (as the plan is a 2D representation of 3D objects it is impossible
to show this positioning exactly).
The Spritsail Yard:
The cluelines (one each side) are of 0.25mm natural thread as shown on
Plan Sheet
9. To start, referring to (Fig 007 & 008),
assemble one sheet and clue garnet strop assembly by tying together two 3mm single blocks. The standing end of the clueline
is positioned as shown on
Plan Sheet
9; it then passes through one of the 3mm single blocks of the sheet and clue garnet strop
assembly, back through the 3mm single clueline block on the yard and leads into the forecastle where it belays to the
knighthead (b23). Once assembled, the sheet and clue garnet strop assembly should hang approximately 30mm from the yard.
The sheets (one each side) are rigged from 0.25mm natural thread. Secure one end of the sheet directly to the copper eyelet
(180) just forward of the first gunport and the running end then passes forward and through the unused 3mm block (of the
sheet and clue garnet strop assembly) and leads in to the bows where it is belayed to the second, from the front, timberhead
(b24).
Fig 007
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