captainbob Posted August 3, 2013 Share #1 Posted August 3, 2013 I am building a gaff sail yawl and on the sail plan, which is also the rigging diagram, it has the word "shackle" at the top of the gaff. Is the topping lift attached to the line looped around the end of the gaff with a metal shackle, or is there a special knot called a shackle, or . . .? Curious minds want to know, and I do too. Bob Quote Every build is a learning experience. Current build: SS_ Mariefred Completed builds: US Coast Guard Pequot Friendship-sloop, Schooner Lettie-G.-Howard, Spray, Grand-Banks-dory, a gaff rigged yawl, HOGA (YT-146), Int'l Dragon Class II, Two Edwardian Launches In the Gallery: Catboat, International-Dragon-Class, Spray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted August 3, 2013 Share #2 Posted August 3, 2013 Bob: That is the gaff halyard to which you refer. As for the shackle, I have not seen a shackle used like that, nor am I aware of any knot with that name. I would think there would be stop cleats on the gaff to hold that seized halyard line in place. Russ Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyCity Frankie Posted August 3, 2013 Share #3 Posted August 3, 2013 Its probably a metal shackle in my opinion. The standing end of the Peak Halyard would have an eye spliced into it (probably with a metal thimble within the eye) and this is schackled to the end of the gaff. The gaff would have to have an iron band at its end at the point where the line terminates in your plan, and this band would have an eye. The shackle would connect the halyard to the spar at this point. Have you got another drawing of the gaff showing a band at that point? Incidentally if there is a shackle here, there will likely be shackles all over the rig, wherever blocks are attached or where other lines originate in the rig. I agree with the guy above that there is no common knot called a "shackle". Quote Quote Niagara USS Constitution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted August 3, 2013 Author Share #4 Posted August 3, 2013 As you can see the top of the mast is finely detailed with bands around the mast and rings holding the blocks to the bands. There is no band shown at the end of the gaff to mount anything to. If I forget about the word shackle and tie the end of the halyard to the gaff, what knot should be used? Bob Quote Every build is a learning experience. Current build: SS_ Mariefred Completed builds: US Coast Guard Pequot Friendship-sloop, Schooner Lettie-G.-Howard, Spray, Grand-Banks-dory, a gaff rigged yawl, HOGA (YT-146), Int'l Dragon Class II, Two Edwardian Launches In the Gallery: Catboat, International-Dragon-Class, Spray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted August 3, 2013 Share #5 Posted August 3, 2013 Bob: I have seen the halyard seized around the gaff and stop cleats used to keep it from running back along the gaff. Russ Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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