Home Contact Ship models Drawings Books Photo Previous page Next page Content  Wolfram zu Mondfeld " Historic Ship Models " Page 50       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   Standing rigging The figures given refer to the thickness of the main stay, 0,166% of the diameter of the mainmast at the deck (100%).            These values are a guideline only, and national variations have not been taken into account.      In the case of a mainstay made of steel rope, the figures in the table are still based on the use of hemp rope but could be reduced for steel by about 33% .   Bowsprit and  jib boom  16th/17th century 18th century 19th  century Foremast 16th/17th century 18th century 19th century  Main mast  16th/17th century   18th century  19th century   Mizen  mast  16th/17th   century    18th century      19th century             hemp steel hemp steel hemp steel hemp steel Bowsprit Lower mast Lower mast Lower mast Bowsprit gammoning  40%  40% chain       Fore tackle pendants 40% 58%           Main tackle pendants 50% 60% 44%   Burton pendants 25% 40% Bobstay (single)                       80% 80%   80%  chain     Tackles 20% 28% Tackles 25% Tackles 13% 20% Lanyard                               30% 30% 30% Shrouds 40% 58% 100% 44% Shrouds 50% 30% 44% Shrouds 25% 40% 75% 35% Bobstay (multiple)                                 46% 70% chain   Lanyards  20% 30% 50% Lanyards 25% 30% 50% Lanyards 13% 20% 37% Lanyard                                  20% 30%   Stay 80% 90% 100% 44% Stay 100% 100% 100% 44% Stay 40% 52% 88% 38% Bowsprit shroud            25% 46%    50%  chain Lanyard 25% 30% 50% Stay collar 75% 92% Lanyard 20% 23% 44% Lanyard          10%  20% 25% Preventer stay 60% 80% 35% Lanyard 30% 30% 50% Head stay    16% Lanyard 20% 40% Preventer stay 60% 100% 44% Lanyard    8% Preventer stay collar 60% Lanyard 23% 50% Topmast Sprit topmast Burton pendants 20% 30% Topmast Topmast Shrouds 16% 16% Tackles 10% 15% Burton pendants 25% 34% Futtock staves 25% 40% Lanyard 8% 8% Futtock staves 40% 58% Tackles 13% 17% Futtock shrouds 15% 17% stave Backstay 20% 20% Futtock shrouds 18% 20% stave Futtock staves 50% 62% Topmast shrouds 16% 22% 56%