Home Contact Ship models Drawings Books Photo Previous page Next page Content  Wolfram zu Mondfeld " Historic Ship Models " Page 14       Masts and yards Names of masts and yards     Proportions of masts and topmasts     The Mast     Masthead Crosstrees and caps   Tops Topmasts Bowsprit, sprit topmast, jib boom Proportions of yards The yards Spare spars; Studding sail yards and booms Yard The Lateen yard and gaff Ropes and blocks Ropes Blocks Block strops Belaying pins Sails Sailmaking Bonnets and reefs Bending the sails to the yards Gaff sails Staysails, spritsails, furled sails Set of sails for a warship around 1750 Standing rigging Bowsprit gammoning The Bobstay Loading tackles Shrouds Backstays The Stays The Sprit topmast backstay The Jib boom rigging Running rigging Halyards and slings The Parral The Lifts Development of the lifts The Braces Sheets and tacks Clew lines Bowlines Gaff sails Staysails Studding sails Lateen sails  Topmasts Topmast head, 18th century,Continental   Topmast heel, 16th/17th century   Topmast heel, 18th century, Continental Topmast heel, 18th century, British (sometimes Continental) Cheek blocks at the topmast head, l8th century, British Fid Topmast heel, 19th century, merchant ship 1.Topmast;2. Topmast heel; 3.Iron hoop;. 4. Fid hole; 5. Fid; 6. Sheaves for top ropes ( after Vaisseau)