Attachment of the yard jeers Royal Navy about 1800

[dafi]

Did not have the chance to real tinker in 3D so I tinkered at least a bit digital in 3 D 😉

 

Gives the chance to overwork the parts, try out things and so to clarify the last issues and uncertenties that I have in some points.

 

But first, the difference between the kit on the left and the classically tinkered fore mast on the right, which can be recognised by the missing rake of the bolsters 🙂

 

 

 

 

The kit provides two bow-shaped cleats at the masthead to suspend the jeer blocks, as also last seen on the Vic (when she was still masted). Portsmouth, McKay and Peterssen show that sort of cleat. Actually I found no contemporary source showing this form ...

On the other side all the contemporary sources I found, among them David Steel, but also modern sources like James Lees, K. H. Marquardt and Klaus Schrage, see a shoulder-shaped jeer block cleat at this purpose.

 

Here the two versions in comparisson. For the tackles itself it does not make any difference. Both sitting on the same place. The clamp shaped one is probably more difficult to set op as the rope has to be led through, but gives some protection against falling off while doing this. Once set I believe both versions to give the same support.

 

 

 

Since I assume that both variants were once in use, here the question:.

 

In which time frame or on which class of ship these variants were to be applied? I haven't found anything on this yet.

 

I also found the shoulder variant much pre 1800 and also much later, so I believe this to be the more plausible variant.

 

Is there any info about the clamp shaped cleat available?

 

All the best, DAniel

Edited October 24, 2021 by dafi