Riggin'...Online Booklet

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Step 1-Pendants

Longridge -Text P228, Plan # 8

Hackney-Text P61,# Fig 20

The first item of rigging to go on the lower masts are the pendants,each consisting of a length of rope with an eye in the end.On both fore and main masts there are two of them each of 11" rope(TPI).On the mizzen there is but a single one of only 5" (TPI)The starboard side is put on first with the aft leg of each pair hanging lower than the other.These pendants come down to roughly the third mastband below the cheeks.The single pair on the mizzen are single spliced instead of using seizings.

 

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Step 2-Foremast shrouds.

Longridge P219-33 plan#8

Hackney P61 Fig 36

Note: there is a definite sequence for rigging the shrouds.

 

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STEP 3-Bobstays

Longridge-Text page 226,Plan 6.

Hackney-Text page 61,figure 13.

 

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Please note:

If I have time and live long enough,I plan to expand upon each step in the future (based upon Hackneys book.)

 

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Step #4

Bowsprit Shrouds:

Longridge P226 Plate 72 (excellent picture)

Hackney P62 Fig 13

Attach four 14" hearts to the bowsprit.Two collars of 8" rope each carry a pair of these hearts mounted one on each side of the bowsprit.

 

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Step 5 Mainstay.

Longridge P220-21. Plan 8. Plate 74.

Hackney P62 .Plate 11.

Lead a length of 14" rope down through one of the two rear slots of the marines walk,down through the angled drilling in the knighthead ,through the large hole in the gammoning knee, up through the other knighthead and up through the other rear slot in the marines walk.Seize the two ends around a 26" heart .Then lead a length of 19" rope up through the maintop round the back of the masthead and down through the other side of the main top.Seize a second 26" heart in the free end.Lead this end down to the starboard of the foremast and reeve the two hearts together with 6" rope ,tying the end around the turns.

Please note:When the mainstay has been rigged attach a 16" single block to each side of its collar close under the main top just forward of the lower shrouds.These blocks will be used for the fore braces at a later stage.

 

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Step 6 Main Preventer Stay.

Longridge P221-22.

Hackney P62 Fig 13

Install this above the mainstay in the same way as step 5,but placing the first length of rope around the bowsprit only and through the forward slot in the marines walk.Use 17" hearts and 13" rope for the preventer stay itself.

 

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Step 7. Forestay

Longridge P221-22 Plan 8

Hackney P62 Fig 45.

Using a 9 1/2" rope attach a 26"heart above the bowsprit just ahead of the aftermost bobstay.Place a length of 18" rope around the foremast head .Seize a second 26" heart in the other end and reeve the two hearts together with 6" rope.

 

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Step 8. Fore preventer stay

Hackney P62 Fig 45

Longridge P222 Plan 8

Attach this stay above the forestay, use a 6 1/2" rope for the bowsprit collar just ahead of the middle bobstay,11 1/2" rope for the stay itself and two 16"hearts .Reeve the two hearts together using 4 1/2" rope.

 

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Step 9 Snaking

Hackney P62 plate 11 (excellent pic)

Longridge P222 Fig 151

Using a 2" rope snake together the forestay and the fore preventer stay.The snaking is continuous from just above the upper hearts to just below the knot where the stays divide around the masthead.It is tied around one stay ,taken to the other and tied around that then back again to the other and so on.
The mainstay and the main preventer stay should also be snaked the same way.


Note: the snaking could be done now or later but sometime before starting the running rigging.I like to leave it till later Why? because I don't permanently fasten down the standing rigging at this time but do it only when it is all completed.

 

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This is the basic "Harbour Rig" for an English ship-of-the-line of this era.I chose to add some extra running rigging on mine as though she was getting ready to put to sea.Example: Clues,Bunts,Leeches etc...
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Step 10 Mizzen Stay

Hackney P62 Fig 45


Longridge P222 Plan 6

81/2 " rope set up from mizzen masthead and leading forward and down to tie in a loop around the mainmast.The other end then ties off to the deck eyebolt aft of the mainmast.

 

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Step 11 Mizzen Preventer Stay

Hackney P62 Plate 10

Longridge P222 Plan 6
8 1/2 " rope ,rigged as for the mizzen stay but the loop around the mainmast is made a little more than halfway up the mast.The other end ties off to the eyebolt on the deck.

 

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The solid lines going forward from the tops are the Fore,Main,Mizzen and Topmast stays.
The dotted lines refer to a later stage.