Boom rigging question

[Antonio Vasquez]

In the instruction box on the page it says “lash heels of booms”, what does that mean?  I know with the rig blocks and the foot ropes are but I’m not sure what the stirrups are.  Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

[russ]

The stirrups are those vertical lines that hold the foot ropes (the lines that hang below the yards) to the yard. Lashing the heels of the booms means simply wrapping the thread around the inboard ends of the studding sail booms (parts 165, 167,169) and the yards so that the booms do not move. 

 

Russ

[JerseyCity Frankie]

If the kit instructions don’t make it clear, lash the studingsail booms last. Everything else on the yard will be under the studingsail booms so why make it hard on yourself?

Edited December 7, 2018 by JerseyCity Frankie

[Mark P]

Evening Antonio;

 

The boom referred to is, as Frankie says above, the studding sail boom. I assume you know what these are. Whether they were in use, or run in on the yard for storage, the inner end was lashed to the yard to prevent it moving. There was normally a hole drilled through the boom near its heel to allow the lashing to pass through the boom for better security of the lashing.

 

All the best,

 

Mark P

[popeye2sea]

Just to bring it all home to your rigging plan, the studdingsail booms are part numbers 165, 167, and 169.

 

Regards

[druxey]

Usually, as mentioned, the inner end of the boom was drilled with a hole. A length of line, knotted at one end, was passed through this hole, then around the boom and yard several times. The line was then hove tight with several round turns taken between the yard and boom and finished with a couple of half hitches.

[Antonio Vasquez]

Thanks for explaining that to me. The info really helps.