Home Contact Ship models Drawings Books Photo Previous page Next page Content  Wolfram zu Mondfeld " Historic Ship Models " Page 22       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   Yard   Studding sail boom iron: 1. Yard arm, 18th/19th century with outer studding sail boom iron screwed in; the threaded iron fitting at the yard peak is retained by two iron bands; 2. Outer studding sail boom irons with roller; 3. Outer studding sail boom iron without roller;  4. Inner studding sail boom iron Yard arm cleat Setting up the rope jackstay and attachment of the foot rope around 1850 Setting up the rope jackstay and attachment of the foot rope around 1830 Studding sail boom, hooked to a ringbolt on the channel or hull