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Hello, I have a question that I’m sure has been covered before but I can’t seem to find and detailed photos. 
my question is: how do you tie the yards to the masts other then a clumsy looking out of scale knot on the sling?

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Now I dont know exactly what would be the accurate knot to use, But I personally took the Cow hitch from "Ashleys book of knots" for my Sherbourne. 

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What type of vessel and what period?

 

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This is one way larger yards were suspended. The upper part of the sling wrapped around the mast head above the shrouds. Some references say the ends had eyes that came together on the starboard side and were laced together as shown here. The sling had an eye with a thimble at the lower end.

 

The lower part was tied around the yard with a "larks head" or "cow hitch" knot.  It had a thimble in the upper part, with the ends  fastened together with seizing at the thimble.

 

The yard could be hoisted with lifts and when in place the two parts of the sling were laced together through the thimbles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smaller yards were suspended from a halliard. It could have an eye with a thimble in the upper end, and the yard could have a similar larks head and thimble rigging.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Phil

 

Current build: Vanguard Models 18 foot cutter

Current build: USS Cape MSI-2

Current build: Albatros topsail schooner

Previous build: USS Oklahoma City CLG-5 CAD model

 

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To help keep things stable I put a pin in the yard and drill a corresponding hole in the mast.  Where the two meet I file them a little flat and then use a bit of epoxy to glue the two together.  It's saved me numerous times as I've inadvertently knocked the yards when doing the rigging

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