Home Contact Ship models Drawings Books Photo Search: Previous page Next page Content  Wolfram zu Mondfeld " Historic Ship Models " Page 99       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   Clew lines D-block on the bulwark for the lifts, 18th/19th century Leech lines, 15th/17th century Sail-18th to mid-19th century: (left- after side,. right -fore side ) 1. Clew line; 2. Leech line; 3. Bunt line; 4. Reef tackle Martnets, 1450/1650 Continental 1640/1720 Reef tackle 1660 to 1710 except Holland (see above), whose method became standard at the beginning of the 18th century Yard tackle: British 1640/1700 British 1670/1720 Saddle fairlead on the bowsprit replacing the rack block

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