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The Spritsail Yard:
The spritsail yard is held in place by a sling and a standing lift.
The yard is positioned directly in front of the spritsail yard saddle as shown on Plan Sheet 7. The sling is of 0.5mm black
thread and is rigged as per the crossjack sling, again remember that the sling must be contained within the sling cleats.
For the standing lift, a 3mm deadeye is held in a 30mm long pendant of 0.25mm black thread on the spritsail yard as shown on
Plan Sheets 5 & 7. A second 3mm deadeye is lashed directly to the bowsprit, with 0.25mm black thread, forward of the centre
woolding as shown on Plan Sheet 7. A lanyard of 0.1mm natural thread is then set up between them.
The next stage is the lifts and buntlines for each yard as follows.
The Main Yard:
The main yard lifts (one each side) are of 0.5mm natural thread. A pair of 7mm sister blocks are held in a span around the
centre of the main mast cap, using 0.75mm black thread, as shown on Plan Sheet 5, and the resultant pendant should be
approximately 20mm long. Referring to Plan Sheet 7, the standing end of the lift is lashed to the end of the yard close to, but
outboard of, the lift block. The running end then passes up and through the lower sheave of the 7mm sister block, back down
and through the 3mm single block, stropped to the 5mm single block on the yard. It then passes back up and through the upper
sheave of the 7mm sister block, from here, it passes down through the main top lubber's hole and through the sheave of the
forward most kevel abeam the main mast where it is belayed (b12).
The main yard buntlines are of 0.25mm natural. Tie a toggle in the end of the buntlines (Fig 016). Referring to Plan Sheet 7,
the inner buntlines (one each side) pass through the inner 3mm single buntline blocks on the yard and travel up through the
3mm single blocks held inboard, forward, under the main top. They then run aft, along the underside of the top, and through
the inboard, after, 3mm single blocks held under the top, and down to the main jeer bitts where they are belayed to the 3rd
(from each end) belaying pins (b13). The outer buntlines start at the outer 3mm single buntline blocks on the yard, then pass
through the outer sheave of the 3mm double blocks held outboard, forward, under the main top. They then run aft, along the
underside of the top, and through the outer sheave of the 3mm double blocks held under the top outboard, aft. From here they
pass down to the main jeer bitts where they are belayed to the 2nd (from each end) belaying pins (b14).
Fig 016
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