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Chapter Two
1 For the sling.
1 For the top rope. There is one hanging from each mast cap, to house the topmasts.
2 Deadeyes to the stay.
A snatch block is xed on the ship to the foremast; a hawser is rove into it, with which everything is unloaded from the ship, and with w hich also the shrouds are hauled taught, some also call them cat blocks, because it can be used here and there on the ship.
To the Bowsprit.
4 Deadeyes for the bowsprit horse. 4 Deadeyes for the standing lift.
1 Parrel.
1 Block for this with 2 sheaves.
1 With 1 sheave.
4 Clew-line blocks.
4 Spritsail yard lift blocks with
2 sheaves. A single hawser goes through this, and is there for splendor.
2 ——— With 1 sheave.
1 ——— With 1 sheave.
1 With 2 sheaves for the bowlines.
2 To the topmast stay.
2 Spritsail sheet blocks.
2 Spritsail sheet blocks, alias lizards.
1 Spritsail halyard block with 2 sheaves. 1 ——— With 1 sheave.
Blocks of the main topmast.
16 Deadeyes.
1 Parrel.
4 Clew-line blocks.
4 Pendant tackle blocks, are of the same use, as the
swifter blocks. [This is remarkable, as topmasts don’t have pendant tackle.]
(64 I 1) 4 For the braces.
2 For the buntlines.
6 For the bowlines without sheaves.
2 ——— With 2 sheaves.
1 Topsail halyard block with 2 sheaves.
1 ——— With 1 sheave.
4 For the backstays with 2 sheaves.
1 For pressing: this one stands on the second deck
near the guns, in the middle of the ship, of great length, it has three sheaves, and w hen pressing, the capstan is used, pressing is also called wringing, and in such a wa y it is possible to stow once as much of a soft cargo, such as wool, cloth or yarn, as otherwise.
(63 I 14) To the Foremast.
28 Deadeyes.
2 Stay blocks.
1 Ramshead. These are hanging one below each top.
Through these go the hal yards, which also go through the knights, to hoist sail and yard.
2 pendant blocks with 3 sheaves. 2 ——— With 2 sheaves.
2 Tackle blocks with 2 sheaves. 2 ——— With 1 sheave.
2 Topsail sheet blocks on the yardarm. 2 ——— Below the yard.
1 Sling block.
1 top rope block.
1 Parrel with 3 rows of trucks.
3 Reaving blocks with 2 sh eaves. These are found in the shrouds of both masts, and to the side of the mizzen- mast, and are used, to transfer light wares.
3 ——— With 1 sheave. 1 For the topmast stay. 2 Lift blocks.
4 Brace blocks.
4 Brail blocks.
2 Flatontheyard . Are
used to haul the yard backward, and to veer it out. [This is doubtful. The braces haul the yards aft (except miz- zen braces); flat cheek blocks fastened to the yard would probably be for buntlines.]
4 Bowline blocks with 1 sheave. 2 Without sheaves.
2 Foresail sheet blocks.
6 Blocks for the crowfoot lines.
To the Mizzenmast.
16 Deadeyes.
1 pendant block for the parrel. P endant blocks are hanging in the main or fore shrouds; or lie in the ship, as long as they are used, to hoist aboard the guns, or other heavy loads.
1 Block with 2 sheaves.
1 Ditto with 1 sheave.
4 Garnet blocks.
8 For the Clew lines. These are hanging from the
yards, and are used, to take in the sails, when making to muchspeed,orwhenree ng.
4 For the braces.
4 For the lifts.
2 For the lifts on the yard.
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