I’m looking for examples of lateen sails. Anyone have an idea how the aft bottom is secured? It doesn’t show on the plans. 
I would think a line would run from a ring in the corner of the sail to the piece that x6 is attached to. I would think a single block, and tied off on a belay pin or something like that.
Do you mean through an eyebolt to a belaying pin? The only belaying pins are near the mizzenmast. I suppose I could tie it up to the saddle looking cleat thing on the side, but those spots seem to be taken. The plans seem to leave the end of the sail dangling. I’ve looked at some lateen sails and how they operate. They seem to be attached aft-center. I would think you just untie when you move the yard to the lee side when you tack and don’t want the sail to rub against the mast.
I"ve got thousands... be glad to send you a few/////
I wonder if they are the same size? I’ve noticed that they are different on the two ships I’ve done so far.
I have all this info on the tip of my tongue and dont know how to relay it.... x6 is a block,, probably has 2 to 3 holes for rigging.. the line goes to a cleat....
Very punny!
There should be a block and I can install an eyebolt for it, but is no place for a belaying pin. There is a sort of clear, but it will be occupied by other ropes.
...as mentioned earlier...you should see my next post
Something like this, either a single or a pair of single blocks. Block tied to corner sail with ring or hook down. Line seized to upper single block down through lower single block siezed to S-hook or hoop attached to an eyebolt. Line back up through the upper single, back down and tied off somewhere that makes sense.
you got the right idea,,, double block tied to a cleat... read more books.. they;re all in there..reseatrch...
keep lookin
Doing rat lines for the upper mast. Arms and shoulders getting stiff. I guess rigger mortise is setting in. 
Masts are all up! One has to be careful with the placement of the crows nest. I thought I had measured them right, but they were too far forward. I should have measured them with the upper masts in place. I had to do a lot of trimming to fit everything in place. Measuring the width of the masts on the plans and comparing them to the dowels didn’t work either. I had to use dowels at least one mm smaller so they could fit into the appropriate places.
Ah, yes, Reggie, but the sails and the rest of the rigging...
Kurt Konrath
Kurt Konrath
Have you ever notices most all ratlines are done wrong historicly!
We mostly just use same old clove hitch for all knots on rat lines.
But I learned from new rigging book that the horizontal lines had seized loops in end that were then secured with secured to outermost shroud line!
No I for one unless I get a large scale 1:12 or bigger, will not be making tiny seized loops in ends of every ratline on the ship.
I will stick with the way most builders have done for years.
We mostly just use same old clove hitch for all knots on rat lines.
But I learned from new rigging book that the horizontal lines had seized loops in end that were then secured with secured to outermost shroud line!
No I for one unless I get a large scale 1:12 or bigger, will not be making tiny seized loops in ends of every ratline on the ship.
I will stick with the way most builders have done for years.
I just discovered one of my clove hitches came loose on the mizzenmast. Gotta go back and snip and redo. Kurt, I’ve seen that we probably also make the rat lines too thick, based upon the pictures I’ve seen.
Since this ship will go on a journey to Nebraska next month, these will be shrouds of tourin’. 
My ship is shrouded in mystery. It’s a mystery it could ever sail the way it’s built.