The Art of Rigging

Details rigging set-up and practices. Contains tables giving comparable sizes of all individual rigging parts, blocks, deadeyes, hearts, thimbles, lizards, bulls eyes etc., for ships of 6 different tonnages, and brigs and schooners of 4 different tonnages.

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The Rigging of Ships in the Days of Spritsail Topmast, 1600 – 1720

An indispensable resource for the model builder, this study describes and illustrates every aspect of 17th century ship rigging. You’ll learn about exact details of every item required for the accurate rigging of English, French, Dutch and other European trading and warships.

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