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The Spritsail Yard:
The cluelines (one each side) are of 0.25mm natural thread. To start, referring to (Fig 017 & 018), assemble one sheet and clue
garnet strop assembly by tying together one 3mm single and one 5mm single block. The standing end of the clueline is
positioned as shown on Plan Sheet 8, it then passes through the 3mm single block 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 third, from the front
timberhead (b22). 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, and due to the period of the ship are rigged as a running
sheets. As a result both ends are running, the first is belayed to the sixth, from the front timberhead (b23), it then passes
through the 5mm single block of the sheet and clue garnet strop assembly and leads back to the main deck where it is belayed
to the second, from the front, cleat on the inner bulwark abreast the main topsail sheet bitts (b24).
Knot
1
2
4
Sheet
5
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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
3
Clueline
4. Take one 3mm block and one 5mm block and align their beckets.
Tack
5. Tie the beckets together to form the sheet and clue garnet strop
Fig 017
Fig 018
superglue.
Repeat steps 1-3 as required.
assembly. (Where required, pass the tack, with toggle, through the
beckets until held by the toggle).
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2004 JoTiKa Ltd.
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