Michelnou
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Concerning the yards which were lowered on the desk to work on rigging or sails, what became of the links (braces, lift...) during this descent ? Were they untied ? Mike
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Don't be sorry Allan, I have made a mistake about my first ship model characterization, "Errare humanum est perseverare diabolicum"... Mike
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I use the books of Howard Chapelle as well as Georges Biddlecombe too. I have to be precise about the ship, she is certainly more a schooner, built near Baltimore during the transition phase 1780-1820 (which predated "Clipper period"), than a clipper. As you know, during this innovative transition phase, on East cost, new fast sail boats were designed in America. This schooner was not at all a big ship : deck length about 65 feet, 2 masts with gaff, square sails with 3 yards on fore mast , racked masts, flush deck, 6 guns and a "Long Tom", certainly little rigging (small crew). We are far from big 1850 trade clipper with 150 feet deck length. That is why, if the rigging is "light", I have a doubt about the components required to hold Top-sail yard and Top-gallant yard, is it realistic to hold them only with lift ropes (without halliards) but with also braces and parral ?
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Hello, Thanks for your answers. The ship is a Clipper of Baltimore (built about 1840/1860). After deep reading of the book "The art of Rigging" writen by G Biddlecombe, I have learnt that the Lower yard, heavy and nearly static, was pressed against the mast simply with a rope named "truss" and his weight is held by means of tackles named "jeers". On the other hand, concerning Top-sail yard and Top-gallant yard which are lighter and more mobile, a "parrel" enable a vertical motion along the mast. I thought I understood that for these yards, the weight could be held by Lift ropes. Mike
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Henry, I agree with you about the vocabulary employed, the word "fastening" is not adapted for this spar. Nevertheless, this do not change the meaning of my request.
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Hello all, I think that I have understood well lower yards fastening system with jeers, lifts ropes (tied to blocks) and parrel arround the mast. But concerning upper yards (top yards and gallant yards), il is fuzzy in my mind. I think I understand there is a simplified support system, maybe with only lift ropes and parrel ? Maybe, top yards and gallant yards are not fastened in the same way ? Can you provide to me some informations about this subject ? I thank you Mike
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I have observed that often the mast (at maintop level) and the yards are painted with black colour. Do you know the reason of this rule ? Is it a whim of the captain or a justified technical reason ? Thanks for answer Mike
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