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AL Endeavour 20600

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To anyone who has built the above version. I am trying to understand the diagram as per attached. Specifically part number 394 (Crossjack Yard Double Halyard) and 437(Mizzen Topgallant Clew Lines). I don't understand how these 2 lines are attached. I realize that this is an old AL kit but it has the worst instructions and plans that I have ever encountered.
If anyone has close-up pictures of the finished ship. It would be appreciated.



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Caveat- there were variations from ship to ship, nation to nation, era to era. From James Lees The Masting and Rigging of English Ships of War topgallant clue lines were usually made fast in the tops. Lees also describes cross jack lifts rather than halyards being belayed to cleats or the bitts at the foot of the mast without lower tackle. These may be totally wrong though as Endeavour was not a fighting ship so could have been rigged more like the drawing by YT. I would check other sources to compare the drawing in post 1. One example is that contemporary drawings of Endeavour at RMG show 4 deadeyes for the mizzen shrouds, not three and the fore end of the mizzen channel is in line with the mizzen mast. Then again, things changed over time for most ships.
Allan

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