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Rigging of the Main Deck Guns
All of the guns on the main gun deck were fully rigged on the prototype and sufficient rigging has been provided to allow you
to do the same. If you wish to rig these guns it should be done now.
At each gunport location, four brass etched eyelets (210), painted matt (metal) black, should be positioned as shown on Plan
Sheet 2, 'Inner bulwark spirketting & sheer rail' by drilling a 0.5mm hole into the bulwark and spirketting to accept the
eyelets, taking care not to drill through the outer hull. There is also one eyelet directly behind the carriage secured to the deck
as shown on Plan Sheet 2, 'Main deck layout', again drill a 0.5mm locating hole for each eyelet.
Attach two 2.5mm single blocks to the brass eyelets on each cannon carriage, one either side of the carriage as shown (Photo
024, noting that the provided 2.5mm blocks are walnut, not natural as shown in the photo). Attach another 2.5mm single block
to the brass eyelet in the deck behind each cannon.
Position each cannon at their gunport and adjust the height of the cannon with the quoin (76) until you are happy with the
appearance. Glue the quoin at this position and rig the cannon.
The Breeching Rope:
The breeching rope is from 0.25mm natural thread. It is secured directly to the lower outer brass eyelet in the bulwark, passes
over and loops once around the cannon cascable, then is secured directly to the lower outer brass eyelet in the bulwark on the
opposite side (Photo 024).
The Gun Tackle:
Attach two 2.5mm single blocks per carriage (one each side) to the upper, inner brass eyelets in the bulwark at each gun
location, the falls of 0.1mm natural thread should be tied into the arse of these blocks at the same time. The running end then
passes through the 2.5mm single block in the carriage side, back and through the 2.5mm single block in the bulwark and then
down as a coil of rope (cheese) on the deck (Photo 024).
Note: The gun tackle is rigged 'over' the breaching tackle.
The Training Tackle:
Attach a single block to the brass eyelet in the aft face of the aft axle of each carriage, the falls of 0.1mm natural thread should
be tied into the arse of this block at the same time. The running end passes through the 2.5mm single block attached to the
brass eyelet in the deck, back and through the 2.5mm single block in the carriage axle and down as a coil of rope (cheese) on
the deck (Photo 024).
Once the rigging is in place, brush watered down PVA over the ropes and blocks. Again, time effort and patience is required
for best results.
Photo 023
Photo 024
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