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Chapter Two
Thefore-topgallantmastthick41⁄2 palms,long18 feet.
The mizzen topsail yard thick 4 palms, long 19 feet. The topmast long 26 feet.
(134 I 15) The head of the main mast 7 feet, of the
Foremast 6 feet, of the Mizzenmast 4 1⁄4 feet: the head of the main topmast 4 feet, of the fore topmast 3 feet, as for the mizzen topmast and main- topgallant mast, the spritsail topmast scarcel y 2 feet. Th e head of the fore- topgallant mast 11⁄4 feet long.
(3133 II 54) On very large Ships, masts are made from several parts, and well bound together with rope.
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(274 II16) Below sometimesironhoopsarelaid around the mast.
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(133 II 5 1) The masts are moved in to the ships with cranes, lighters and sheer hulks.
(93 II 31) 73. About the Masts of our Ship.
Which is long between perpendiculars 134 feet, wide
29 feet, deep 13 feet, above 6 feet, with a forecastle of 51⁄2 feet, and a cable tier of 41⁄2 feet.
The main mast be long 80 feet, thick 18 palms, the top 7 feet long.
The foremast long 70 feet, thick 16 palms, the top 61⁄2 feet long.
The bowsprit long 60 feet, thick 18 palms.
The mizzenmast long 60 feet, thick 11 1⁄2 palms, the top 41⁄2 feet long.
The main topmast long 51 feet, thick 111⁄2 palms, the top 41⁄2 feet long.
The fore topmast long 41 feet, thick 9 1⁄2 palms, the top 31⁄2 feet long.
Themain-topgallantmast,long22feet,thick4 1⁄2 palms.
The fore-topgallant mast long 18 feet, thick 4 palms. The mizzen topmast long 26 feet, thick 41⁄2 palms. The spritsail topmast long 20 feet, thick 4 palms. The main yard thick 13 palms, long 69 feet, 26 ells
[1 ell = 69 centimeters] without yardarms.
The foreyard, thick 11 palms, long 60 feet 6 inches,
22 ells without yardarms.
The mizzen yard, thick 71⁄2 palms, long 62 feet, 241⁄2
ells without yardarms.
The spritsail yard, thick 7 palms, long 4 5 feet, 171⁄2
ells without yardarms.
The main topsail yard thick 7 palms, long 36 feet,
131⁄2 ells.
The fore topsail yard thick 6 palms, long 32 feet, 11⁄2
ells.
Thespritsailtopsailyard,thick41⁄2 palms,long20
feet, 8 ells.
Themain-topgallantyardthick41⁄2 palms,long22
feet.
The fore-topgallant yard, thick 4 palms, long 16
feet.
The Trestletrees, standing on the T op- gallant masts, serve to hold the agpole: which is why
they only have one hole.
(268 I 14 )
(134 I 5) The trestletrees of the main mast of our Shipare91⁄2 feetlong,oftheForemast81⁄2 feet,ofthe Mizzenmast 41⁄2 feet, of the bowsprit 4 1⁄2 feet, as also those of the main topmast; the trestletrees of the fore topmastlong31⁄2 feet,ofthemizzentopmast2feet:as also of the main- topgallant mast, and the spritsail top- mast, the trestletrees of the fore- topgallant mast 1 3⁄4 feet.
(95 II 20) The trestletrees are as long as the opening in the oor of the mast-top is wide: the main trestletrees thick 41⁄2 in. broad 7 1⁄2 inches: the others are thinner ,
atter, and narrower, of which those below broader.
(133 II 36) On every mast a heavy block, hollowed out in a half circle, is laid , called the mast cap, this half-roundholeisclosedwithabrace,inw hichthe top masts, and the agpole, and the top gallant masts stand. The top masts, incl uding the poles, all slide through the forward holes of the crosstrees, and such because heeling over backward , they will stand more
rmly, and can be easily hauled downward. . ..
(274 II 29) The Mast caps are pierced, through which holes go ropes holding the yards rmly.
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