Masting, rigging and sails

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1. Making your own rope? Want to know how? See these tutorials and topics....

   By Chuck, February 6, 2021
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   • Chuck
   • February 6, 2021

2. Seven-Ten-Seven (7-10-7) template for making masts from square stock

   By Chuck, August 8, 2021
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   • Nunnehi (Don)
   • August 8, 2021

3. ? for experienced riggers

   By Senior ole salt, February 20, 2017
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   • mtaylor
   • March 13, 2017

4. 'Tidy up the Spaghetti'

   By piratepete007, October 3, 2023   

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   • piratepete007
   • October 4, 2023

5. ‘Eighteenth Century Rigs & Rigging’ by Marquardt

   By bruce d, July 20, 2019
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   • bruce d
   • July 22, 2019

6. "Belayed to the top"

   By ah100m, March 26, 2020
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   • ah100m
   • March 26, 2020

7. "Dog-and-bitch thimble”

   By cardely, October 29, 2014
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   • cardely
   • November 1, 2014

8. "Made Mast" Diameter

   By michaelpsutton2, October 21, 2017
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   • Mark P
   • October 22, 2017

9. "marrying" blocks

   By hamilton, September 7, 2013
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   • hamilton
   • September 8, 2013

10. 1545 Rigging – help needed – what are these?

    By Louie da fly, March 12, 2013
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    • Louie da fly
    • March 12, 2013

11. 1754 masting hulk

    By bruce d, January 11, 2021
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    • bruce d
    • January 11, 2021

12. 1797 Leopard Shear pole

    By toms10, May 23, 2020   

    • shear pole
    • leopard
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    • toms10
    • May 26, 2020

13. 17th century rigging

    By bruce d, May 13, 2020
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    • bruce d
    • May 13, 2020

14. 17th Century Rigging

    By JPett, February 18, 2013
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    • amateur
    • February 21, 2013

15. 17th or 18th century rigging on danish fregate of 1709?

    By O.Klausen, June 27, 2014
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    • druxey
    • July 3, 2014

16. 1955 Flying Tern sail boat

    By RobbieZ, August 11, 2022
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    • RobbieZ
    • August 12, 2022

17. 19th century U S Ship-of-the-Line Rigging Plans

    By Frank Cook, July 9, 2013   

    • ship-of-the-line
    • rigging plan
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    • TomShipModel
    • February 11, 2017

18. 1st turns on the Ropewalk

    By Rich_engr, February 28, 2013
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    • Rich_engr
    • February 28, 2013

19. 1st wood model - Harriet Lane Question - retitled and moved by moderator

    By jaws76, November 12, 2013
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    • mtaylor
    • December 6, 2013

20. 2 block questions

    By Laggard, September 2, 2021
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    • wefalck
    • September 4, 2021

21. 2mm block threading

    By Fred stickel, February 14, 2019
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    • vossiewulf
    • February 23, 2019

22. 2mm Blocks

    By RMC, February 25, 2022
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    • RMC
    • February 27, 2022

23. 31 ton Revenue cutter sails and rigging

    By Bill Hudson, November 10, 2021
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    • Dr PR
    • November 11, 2021

24. 3mm dead eyes

    By rafterrat_2005, April 14, 2014
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    • Tadeusz43
    • April 21, 2014

25. 7/10/7 Rule

    By whaynes, July 17, 2016
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    • whaynes
    • July 17, 2016

26. 8 squared and 16 square section of yards HMS Endeavour 1758 to 1761

    By DaveBaxt, May 18, 2022
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    • DaveBaxt
    • May 18, 2022

27. A Formular for wind pressure and other sailing related calculations

    By Strelok, November 8, 2021
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    • Lieste
    • November 9, 2021

28. A method for making panelled sails using paper 1 2

    By Cathead, March 11, 2017   

    • sails
    • sail panels
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    • allanyed
    • July 21, 2022

29. A question about serving...

    By xodar461, November 15, 2020
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    • allanyed
    • November 15, 2020

30. A question about the Jeers

    By Sailor1234567890, August 14, 2017
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    • JerseyCity Frankie
    • August 14, 2017