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Hi Folks,
After searching the forum, I can find little information on how the ensign staff was actually secured against the stern bulkhead. Somewhere I read about the use of tabernacle baulks being placed over the foot of the staff and secured against adjacent timbers such as the transom standards. Does anyone have some definitive ideas or knowledge about the historical practices used on 17-18C ships ? Depending on the rigging, I do know that the ensign staff could be lowered down onto the deck but it is the fixed version that I am interested in.
Thanks in anticipation. Pete
After searching the forum, I can find little information on how the ensign staff was actually secured against the stern bulkhead. Somewhere I read about the use of tabernacle baulks being placed over the foot of the staff and secured against adjacent timbers such as the transom standards. Does anyone have some definitive ideas or knowledge about the historical practices used on 17-18C ships ? Depending on the rigging, I do know that the ensign staff could be lowered down onto the deck but it is the fixed version that I am interested in.
Thanks in anticipation. Pete