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I am scratch building the essex currently another good reference is rigging period ship models by lennarth peterson. Portias book has good dimensions of masts etc.peterson s has good generic rigging.

 

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 Use the spar dimensions from  The Essex Papers" by Phililp Chadwick Foster Smith augmented  by both Steels "Elements of Mastmaking Sailmaking & Rigging" and Masting & Rigging" by James Lee for details.

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