Airfix Golden Hind 1/72 with added rigging and details

[kirill4]

Good day John!
As I remember we didn't talk about yard tackles at all... about mast tackles - yes , we told about them. ))

 

[johnlattanzio]

Good day John!
As I remember we didn't talk about yard tackles at all... about mast tackles - yes , we told about them. ))

Yet again I screwed up.

I will check references again. More soon

 

[kirill4]

By my opinion, You can just take as example rigging diagram from book Mayflower and other colonial vessel and copy it on your model... it will be very accurate rigging for GH as well. or use rigging from Mondfeld book - there is very good rigging plan for GH on the first pages in his book and list of rigging lines and belaying points as well.

 

[johnlattanzio]

Yes...by getting the name wrong I wasted much time!

 

[kirill4]

John, don't harry up... You can "print out" or make it in some way to make copy , one of the existing GH rigging plans , and than draw by hand the name of each line on that drawing... line by line /// recently we exchanged book of Abel Tasman vessels by Ab Hoving, there is perfect drawings of different stages of vessel rigging and it makes very easy for understanding all rigging lines exept tie /tie halliard arrangements which shown in continental version but for GH You need to use english variant, the rest of his rigging identical to GH and You can use it as good help in rigging your model...

 

[johnlattanzio]

When I built my first ship, The Endeavour, I went with a dramatically reduced set of rigging. For running rigging there were lifts, braces, sheets and clue lines. This time I hope to add the lines I skipped last time. So I am back to square one concerning all the new lines to be added!

For the Endeavour I glued the yards onto the masts. It turns out that's not how it was done historically

So I have been learning about parrals and slings...

 

[johnlattanzio]

So I think (!) I have concluded reading about parrels and slings. It seems that there is some debate about the spritsail yard! The best guide probably comes form details of contemporary shjips, like The Mayflower and The Susan Constant.

The Mayflower: is listed as having parrals for all yards, including the spritsail yard (Appendix of book by William Baker).
Susan Constant: again, the Anatomy of the Ship book by Lavery says parrels on all yards, including spritsail.
However, Mondfeld and Anderson argue for slings at the turn of the 17th century.

So again, the case is uncertain.

I will go with a sling on the spritsail, if for no other reason than it is certainly possible and it will mark a visual difference to the rest of the yards