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The Fore Topmast Yard:
The fore topmast yard sheets (one per side) are of 0.50mm natural thread as shown on
rigging the sheet is to work backwards, that is to say you will start at the belayed end and work to the sheet block. The
sheet is belayed to the head of the bitts (b25). Referring to
(on the fore lower mast yard), along the after face of the yard and through the 5mm sheet block, at the stop cleat on the lower
yard. It then leads up towards the 3mm single clueline block on the topmast yard. A 3mm single block is seized in the end of
the sheet approximately 40mm from the clueline block.
The cluelines (one each side) are of 0.25mm natural thread. The standing end is made fast to the topmast yard as shown on
Plan Sheet
9. It then reeves through the 3mm single block in the end of the sheet, back up through the 3mm single clueline
block on the topmast yard, it then passes down through the fore top lubber's hole and belay to the outboard belaying pins in
the bitts crosspiece (b26).
The Main Topmast Yard:
The main topmast yard sheets (one each side) are of 0.50mm natural thread. The easiest method of rigging the sheet is to
work backwards, that is to say you will start at the belayed end and work to the sheet block. The sheet is belayed to the
first (from the front) belaying pin of the main shroud pinrail (b27). Referring to
the inner 5mm block (on the main lower mast yard), along the after face of the yard and through the 5mm sheet block, at the
stop cleat on the lower yard. It then leads up towards the 3mm single clueline block on the topmast yard. A 3mm single block
is seized in the end of the sheet approximately 40mm from the clueline block.
The cluelines (one each side) are of 0.25mm natural thread. The standing end is made fast to the topmast yard as shown on
Plan Sheet
9. It then reeves through the 3mm single block in the end of the sheet, back up through the 3mm single clueline
block on the topmast yard, it then passes down through the main top lubber's hole and is belayed to the third (from the
bottom) belaying pins in the main mast pinrails (b28).
The Fore Topgallant Yard:
The fore topgallant yard sheets, which also form the topmast yard lifts (one each side), are of 0.25mm natural thread. Again it
is worked backwards. Referring to
is simply a length of thread with a block secured in each end which is then 'draped' over the topmast top), passing between the
second and third topmast top crosstrees, around the back of the topmast head and back down the opposite side so that the
blocks are positioned as close as possible below the topmast top crosstrees. The sheet/lift is belayed to the outboard ends of the
bitts crosspiece (b29). It passes up through the fore top lubber's hole and through the 3mm single block held in a span around
the topmast head, it then passes out and down to the 5mm single lift/sheet block on the end of the topmast yard, it then leads
up towards the 3mm single clueline block on the topgallant yard. A 3mm single block is seized in the end of the sheet
approximately 20mm from the clueline block.
The cluelines (one each side) are of 0.25mm natural thread. The standing end is made fast to the topgallant yard as shown on
Plan Sheet
9. It then reeves through the 3mm single block in the end of the sheet, back up through the 3mm single clueline
block on the topgallant yard, it then leads down and belays to the foremost futtock strop on the fore top (b30).
1. Form a strop around the block.
Becket
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
Strop
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Clueline
4. Take two 3mm blocks (or one 3mm block and one 5mm block as
Tack
5. Tie the beckets together to form the sheet and clue garnet strop
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9, a pair of 3mm single blocks are held in a length of 0.25mm black thread (this
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superglue.
Repeat steps 1-3 as required.
directed) and align their beckets.
assembly. (Where required, pass the tack, with toggle, through the
beckets until held by the toggle).
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9, the sheet then leads up through the inner 5mm block
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9. The easiest method of
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9, the sheet then leads up through
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