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What are the rules for determining the thickness of rope for standing and running rigging and what formulas do you use to get to the dimensions? Especially large ships such as man-of-war, Pinas, East Indiaman, etc. When I scratch built the Utrecht, the Boyer and other smaller Dutch ships, I guessed the rigging and the results were good. Now I am building a larger ship en cannot guess the rigging anymore. Books I have: C. G. Davis, The Ship model builder's assistant G. Biddlecombe, The art of rigging (pretty good explanations lots of tables but not how they got the numbers) R. C. Anderson, The rigging of ships in the days of the spritsail Topmast 1600-1720 W. zu Mondfeld, Historic ship models (reasonable explanation) M. Roth, Ship Modeling from stem to stern (very extensive explanations) D.Steel The Art of Rigging (1796) - Are there other books, Excel spreadsheets, and URLs where the given question is discussed? - What are the math formulas with answers? - Can someone give me and write down an example? - How Do I read figures in tables? For example in Montfeld's book on page 308 and 309, Running rigging sizes. Mainmast, Main Course, Tye for 16th/17th century it is 50%. -50% of what? - Where did this number come from? - What is the formula used? Then on page 308 (Montfeld), in the lower left corner there are a few sentences explaining that the figures refer to the thickness of the main stay, 0.166% of the diameter of the mainmast at the deck (100%) Again, how do I read this? It is confusing. Thank you in advance for answering my questions Marcus
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Hi all. Anyone know of an authoritative reference showing late 19th-century merchant pinrail diagrams? It is my understanding that belaying pin arrangements were fairly standardized by ship-type throughout most of the world, or at least within a nation's fleet, so that crew could be hired in nearly any port and would be able to serve with little additional training. I am looking specifically for the pinrail layout typical of a late-19th century, West-Coast, brigantine merchant of medium size. Any assistance will be appreciated. Terry Egolf Colorado Springs, CO, USA
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I am installing lifts on my Rattlesnake. It appears that the lift lines go between the shrouds. If this is correct, then on a real ship the lifts will have to be adjusted when the yards are braced around. Also, this will cause much chafing. Have I missed something? Should I try to lead them forward of the shrouds?
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