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Use a fixture to set up the fore and main
topmast and topgallant backstays. Chain
plates are shorter and not as wide as those
for the lower shrouds. The royal running
backstay hooks with a tackle to an eyebolt
in the waterway. Note: Pendants splice
into the lower blocks and belay to eye-
bolts. The mainmast pendant is longer
than the foremast pendant.
3. Fore and Aft Stays
Unless using an alternative method,
install the fore and aft stays after the
shrouds and backstays are up. Don't
pull the masts out of line when tension-
ing the stays. Begin with the forward
lower stays and work aft and up.
Forestay and Fore Preventer Stay
: Both belay
to laser-cut open and closed hearts at the
bowsprit (Figure 8-5). On
Niagara
, seizing
around the masthead incorporates a fancy
eye with raised mouse. Substitute a simple
eye splice seizing for the model.
Fore Topmast Stay, Inner Jib Stay, and
Outer Jib Stay
: The fore topmast stay and
inner jib stay reeve through holes in the
port and starboard bowsprit bees, then
belay to bullseyes in the bow.
The outer jib stay reeves through the
sheave at the end of the jibboom, and
belays to a tackle secured to an eyebolt
on the port side of the bowsprit cap.
The fall belays to itself (Figure 8-6).
Fore Topgallant Stay and Flying Jib Stay
:
The topgallant stay passes over the
dumb sheave at the end of the jibboom,
reeves through a hole in the dolphin
striker, and sets up to the starboard
tackle. It has a double block and fiddle
block. The fall secures to a belaying pin.
The flying jib stay reeves through the
sheave at the end of the flying jibboom,
reeves through a hole in the dolphin
striker, and sets up to the port tackle.
Both rigs are similar to Figure 8-6.
Fore Royal Stay
: This stay passes over
the dumb sheave at the end of the flying
jibboom, then reeves through a hole in
the dolphin striker. The stay progresses
aft with an eyesplice and thimble. A
backrope reeves through the thimble. Its
port standing end seizes to an eyebolt in
the bow. The starboard end reeves
through a hole in the bow and belays to
a cleat on the bowsprit (Figure 8-7).
Main Stay and Main Preventer Stay
: The
main stay belays to laser-cut hearts on
the foremast (Figure 8-8). The preventer
stay runs to starboard of the foremast,
Fig 8-4 Ratlines
Fig 8-5 Fore Stay / Preventer at Bowsprit
Fig 8-3 Futtock Shrouds
Shroud
Futtock stave
Seize
Topmast
Topgallant
Seize same as
topmast
Seize
Laser-cut hearts
Double line
Bowsprit
Chock
Eye splice
and seizing
at last
shroud
Clove hitch
on inner
shrouds
All clove hitches
glue & cut off
Thread with
needle–glue
and cut off
Lash
Model options
Real ship