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shackle through sail crindle, eye on block & eye on downhaul seize block to stay seize block to shroud seize end of example jib/staysail stay halyard to stay halyard, downhaul & hank

hank halyard to pin on sail main pin rail downhaul hank rides on stay & is lashed through hole on sail hanks at 5’ spacing main topgallant (Underhill p 146) staysail halyard 3.5” seize block to stay

seize block to mizzen topgallant staysail all lines either port (p) or starboard (s) unless marked p/s eye on mast halyard 3” seize to stay seize block to stay main royal staysail

halyard to seize end of poop pin rail (p) seize block to halyard to stay mizzen topgallant futtock shroud tack 2.5” staysail downhaul 2” sail main royal staysail sheets p/s downhaul 2” seize blocks to stays fairlead

seize block to stay halyard to downhaul to fore mizzen topmast main pin rail ﬂying jib halyard 2.75” pin rail (p) sheet falls p/s staysail halyard 3.5” main topsail all double blocks seize to stay staysail halyard 3.5” jib halyard 3.5” seize blocks fairlead p/s seize block to shroud halyards to fore pin rail to shrouds seize ends of some (p) and some (s) mizzen halyard to stays topgallant staysail main topgallant staysail spanker boom sheets halyard to downhaul 2” transverse view poop pin rail (s) fore topmast tack staysail halyard 3.5” eyebolt & hook main topgallant staysail to forecastle pin rail p/s eyebolt & hook p/s downhaul to forecastle deck spanker peak halyard 4” main pin rail (p) tack 2.5” shackle T block main-mizzen topmast jib & ﬂying jib sheets staysail downhaul 2.5” mizzen shackle topmast staysail tack 2.5” hanks

downhaul to fore pin rail (s) peak halyard Spencer spanker vang 4” (p/s) outhaul 2” to pin on MZ ring topping lift 2” lashing 2” lashing 2” D block shackle mizzen topgallant fore topmast staysail sheets 3” main topmast staysail downhaul 2.5” vangs 2.5” inhaul 2” (p/s) staysail

downhaul passes inside center hank (s) main topgallant to main staysail sheet 3.5” p/s pin rail (p) (s) flying main royal staysail jib downhaul 2.5” seize downhaul throat halyard 4” sheet 2” p/s jib flying blocks to stays to pin on MZ ring jib spanker boom topping lift 4” (p/s) upper brail 2” fore-main topsail staysail fore topmast staysail jib downhaul 2” (p/s) to main downhaul 2.5” spanker boom pin rail jib sheet pendants 5” topping lift lashing 2” flying jib sheet tack 3” to eyebolt falls A 3” (p/s) main Spencer pendant 4”, spanker boom topping spanker lift falls B 3” (p/s) tack 2.5 jib sheet falls 3” flying jib sheet falls 3.5” mizzen shackle main topmast staysail fore topmast staysail topmast staysail lower brail 2” (p/s) sheet pendants 4” p/s sheet pendants 5” tack 2.5” downhauls run to spanker vang falls 2.5” (p/s) sheets 3.5” p/s pins on bow pin rail to main D block fife rail fore topmast staysail downhaul to sheet falls 3.5” lashing 2” to block hooked to block hooked sheet 2.5” hook fore pin rail (p) to eyebolt in deck spanker boom sheets 3” to eyebolt in deck to eye in deck Spenser vang falls 1.5” (p/s) fore-main topmast FLYING CLOUD to D block hooked to p or s, tie to pin to eyebolt in waterway staysail sheet falls 3.5” p/s eyebolt in deck

rope size block size 1.25” 4” 1.5” 5” 2” 6” 2.5 7” 2.75” 8” 3” 9” 3.5” 10” 4” 12” 4.5” 13” 5” 14”

FLYING CLOUD - Scale 1/8” = 1’ FORE AND AFT SAILS 10” at 1:96