Ferrus Manus Posted August 15, 2022 Share #1 Posted August 15, 2022 Pick a fishing schooner c. first half of the 1900's. Pick any one. I guarantee at the bottom of both fore and main gaff booms you will see a mysterious block-and-tackle with a hook at the fore end. What is that for?? thibaultron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted August 15, 2022 Share #2 Posted August 15, 2022 (edited) Ironhand I know it is a difficult book to navigate as it is a compilation of notes with no useful index, but Chapelle's The American Fishing Schooner is a must, IMHO, for anyone building a fishing or similar schooner from the mid19th through early 20th centuries. Regarding your question, these are boom guys (or sometimes called boom tackle) which "were carried on main booms, and sometimes on foreboom also. Their purpose was to hold the booms outboard when running before the wind..........": The American Fishing Schooner. page 357. This is a full page that has a very detailed drawing to go with text that explains this tackle and how it is rigged. Allan Edited August 16, 2022 by allanyed BANYAN, thibaultron, mtaylor and 1 other 3 1 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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