The Great Republic 1:48

[ClipperFan]

@Norgale the piece at the outer tip of the bowsprit through which the jibboom passes and below which the martingale, also known as a dolphin striker mounts is called the cap. The mastheads are similar devices at the top of each mast. The lower mast lengths for all 4 masts include the lengths below deck. There are typically two mastheads: lower mast through which the topmasts mount and top masthead through which the royal masts pass. Doubling where there's briefly two sections of masts are also referred to as hounds. Rob can recommend a good book for these old fashioned nautical terms.

 

[Norgale]

Thanks again for the info and this time I'll try to remember it. I just wasn't sure about the Cap, something else I'll have to make.

 

[Norgale]

@Norgale
Thanks for the compliment. There's a couple well known pictures of Great Republic but they're after she had been relaunched as a three decked razee. To answer your concerns about accurate spar dimensions here's a specific list from McKay's shipyard as she was originally rigged (courtesy of Scott Bradner's well researched site). Bowsprit is 44" in diameter, 30' outboard from hull. In our Glory of the Seas research, we learned that each iron band was 3' apart, with 18" ends. That would mean 10 bands for 9 spaces equaling 27" and 18" into the hull and another 18" to outer cap for 30' total. The cap itself was 3 pieces each 6" for 18" in total. Two iron banded ends with a 6" inner piece. Inner jibboom would match 30' is 22" in diameter and extends 18' with a 4' end (add 4') Flying jibboom is 14' long including 6' end. Total for both outer jibboom and flying jib outside the cap is 36'. Counting the 30' inner that means this spar extends 67'6" including cap.

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My question about this description was; When it says " the jibboom is 22 inches diameter and 18 feet outside the Cap with 4 feet end," what does "4 feet end mean"? Does it refere to 4 feet added to the jibboom or does 18 feet include the "4 foot end"?

 

[ClipperFan]

My question about this description was; When it says " the jibboom is 22 inches diameter and 18 feet outside the Cap with 4 feet end," what does "4 feet end mean"? Does it refere to 4 feet added to the jibboom or does 18 feet include the "4 foot end"?

@Norgale since the description said with 4 feet end, I read that as "add 4 feet." When it comes to the 18 foot description it states the opposite: "including 6 foot end." In that case, I wouldn't add it since McLean clearly stated the 18 feet was inclusive of the 6 foot end.

 

[Norgale]

So we have a 18 feet plus 4 feet jib boom and an 18 foot flying jib boom for a total of 40 feet passed the cap. That's nowhere near what the scaled drawings propose..