RIGGINu. 



through a thimble jji the top-gallant (hrouds, leads down 

 into the top, and belays round the dead-eyes. 



Che-line-blocks, 2, (Plate II. jig. 19.) are ftrapped with 

 two ladiing-eyes, and la(h upon the yard three feet without 

 the flings. The clue-line reeves through the block which 

 hangs under the yard, which is ftopt with a knot till the 

 fail is bent. The leading-part comes down the mail, and 

 belays to the (hroud-rack. 



The tye, 3, (Plate II. fig. 19.) reeves through the fheave- 

 hole in the top-gallant-malt hounds, and clinches round the 

 yard at the ilings ; in the lower end is turned a double or 

 iingle block, according to the fize of the fhip, through 

 which reeves the haliard, and through a fingle block lafiied 

 to the after-part of the lower treftle-trees, under the top, 

 and belays round the crofs-piece of the bitts abaft the 

 mall. 



Parral, the fame as the topfail-yard, after the yard is 

 fwayed up. 



R'gg' n S °f Roya.'-l'ards. 



When they have royal malts, they rig as the top-gallant- 

 yards above ; but if there are no royal malts, they fet flying ; 

 that is, the haliard reeves through a ltieave-hole clofe up 

 under the truck ; the itanding-part clinches to the middle 

 of the yard, and the leading-part comes down and belays 

 ill the top. 



Rigging oj the Mizen-Yards. 



Mizen-yards are now feldom ufed, and that only in line 

 of battle fhips in the navy, and large Eaft India (hips. 

 They are hove on board as the lower yards, and the 

 Derrick-block is flrapt with two eyes, that go round the 

 yard and lafh underneath, between the flings and outer 

 yard-arm or peek. The Derrickjall reeves through the 

 double block that is crofs-feized in the ftrap, has an eye 

 fpliced in each end, and laities to the mizen-cap ; then 

 through the fingle block upon the yard. The itanding- 

 part is again taken up and reeved through the block at the 

 mizen-cap ; an eye is then fphced in the end to the fize of 

 the yard-arm, that jambs over the peek-end. The leading- 

 part comes from the double block at the cap, leads down 

 through the treltle-trees to a block in the larboard, mizen 

 channel, and through the fide upon deck. 



Brail-blocks are ilrapt together in one ftrap, and lie over 

 the yard, and feized together underneath ; the throat- 

 blocks next the cleats near the mall ; the middle-blocks in 

 the middle between the throat-blocks and the peeks ; the 

 peek-blocks about three or four feet within the cleats at 

 the peek. 



Vangs. — The pendants are doubled, and ferved with 

 fpun-yarn two fathoms long in the bight, and a double 

 block fpliced in each end, and ferved with fpun-yarn over 

 the fphce in the houfe. The bight is put over the peek-end 

 with a hitch. The falls reeve through the double block 

 in their ends, and a fingle block is hooked to an eye-bolt in 

 the quarter-piece on each fide. The ftanding-part makes 

 fall to the becket of the tingle block, and the leading-part 

 from the double block, belays to a cleat on the taffrail. 



Signal haliard-block is lafhed to an eye-bolt in the peek 

 of the yard. 



Jeers. — The fall reeves through a treble or double 

 block laihed at the maft-head, and likewife a double or 

 fingle block laihed between the fling-cleats, and the leading- 

 part comes into the mizen-chains on the ftarboard fide as 

 the derrick did on the larboard fide. The yard is then 

 fwayed up, and the fall made fait with a hitch, and feized. 



Slings go round the malt-head, and round the yard be- 

 tween the fling-cleats, which are kept abaft the malt. 



Bowlines reeve through a fingle block Ilrapt with a 

 thimble into an eye bolt, in the lower end of the yard, and 

 through a block hooked to an eye-bolt in the fide abrealt 

 the lower end of the yard, or laflied to the mizen-lhrouds. 



Horj'e for the mizen-flieets clinches to an eye-bolt on 

 each fide the fore part of the taffrail with a thimble, to 

 which is ftrapped the fheet-block. 



Gaff. — If the mizen-yard is not ufed, there muft be a 

 gaff, 20, ( Plate IV. Jig. 1 . ) as in fmaller vellels, which is 

 rigged fimilarly to the mizen-yard, excepting only that it 

 has a throat -haliard inftead of jeers, which hooks to an eye- 

 bolt over the jaws : and a fpan inftead of a derrick, 

 21, Plate IV. Jig. 1. 



The dri-cer or Jpanker-boom rigs with a topping-lift, 

 25, (Plate IV. Jg. l.) which goes over the outer end of 

 the boom with a clove-hitch, and flops againft the (houlder ; 

 the ends are reeved through a fingle block laihed on each 

 fide of the mizen-mait-head ; then have a double block 

 fpliced in each lower end, which reeves with its fall to a 

 iingle block, hooked to an eye -bolt in each mizen-channel. 

 The ftanding-part makes fall to the becket of the fingle 

 block, and the leading-part belays to a cleat on each fide of 

 the mizen-maft. 



Guy-pendants, 26, (Plate IV '. jig. l.) have a hook am! 

 thimble fpliced in one end, that hook to a thimble on each 

 fide of a ftrap fpliced round the boom, over the horfe at the 

 fore-fide of the taffrail ; a thimble is fpliced in the inner 

 ends of the pendants, to which is hooked the tackle on 

 each fide, that are ufed where molt fupport can be given 

 to the boom. 



Rigging and Bending the Sails. 



Rigging and bending the fore-courfe, 5, (Plate IV. 

 Jig. 2.) This fail is hoiited on board by the yard-tackles, 

 and laid athwart the main-ftay, ready for bending, thus ; 

 the jheet-block is ftrapped with an eye, and put over the 

 clue on eaeh fide. The tack is next thruft through the 

 clue for the knot to come on the aftfide. 



Clue-garnet Block The eyes of the ftrap are put through 



the clue, brought up on each fide, and feized on the top. 



Tacks are cable-laid, and tapered in the making. The 

 biggeft end is opened out long enough to heave the knot 

 clofe together ; the knot is double-walled and crowned ; 

 the ends are thruft through the walling, then fcraped down, 

 ferved over with fpun-yarn, and are wormed, parcelled, and 

 ferved with fpun-yarn one-fourth of the whole length, 

 in the houfe. (Plate I. Jig. 14.) Single tacks, as the 

 above, reeve through the block laflied round the outer end 

 of the boomkin, on each fide ; then lead in upon the fore- 

 caftle or upper deck, and belay round a large cleat upon the 

 cat-tail, or the bitts near the malt. In doable tacks, the 

 ftanding-part makes fall round the outer end of the boom- 

 kin, and the leading-part reeves through a fingle block 

 laihed to the clue of the fail, then through the block at the 

 outer end of the boomkin, and leads in as the above, 

 21, Plate IV. Jg. 2. 



Sheets, 23, (Plate IV. Jig. 2.) are reeved through the 

 fheet-block at the clues, and the ftanding-part feizes or 

 fplices with a thimble to an eye-bolt in the fide a little be- 

 fore the gangway. The leading-part reeves through a 

 fheave in the fide above the eye -bolt, leads forwards, and 

 belays round a large cleat in the fide. 



Tard-ropes are temporary, and are only ufed to get up 

 the fail ; they reeve through tail-blocks, that are made fait 

 round the boom-iron at each yard-arm, and one end come3 



down. 



