Young America 1853 by EdT - FINISHED - extreme clipper
Young America - extreme clipper 1853
Part 1 - Decisions
I took most of the summer deciding whether I would undertake another ship model and if so, what the scope and subject would be. I had a lot of time to think about this while catching up on neglected home maintenance and repair projects. After deciding that I needed the challenge of another ambitious project, the decisions on scope and subject kept me busy through July. I also had to decide whether I could commit to another Naiad-lik
Young America - extreme clipper 1853
Part 251 – Sheet Blocks
Each square yard, except for the skysail yards at the tops of the masts, will be fitted with an iron sheet block suspended from an eyebolt below its center. These "cloverleaf" type blocks contain two sheaves, one for each of the two chain sheets for the sail directly above. The sheets pass through sheaves in the yardarms, or cheek blocks on the larger yards, through fairleads under the yard, then to the sheet blocks. T
