53 Boom, gaff and fore trysail of the mizzenmast

53 With parts 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 395,

109, 153, 308, 348, 381, make the

54 THE CUTTY SARK: STEP BY STEP

mizzen boom 386, the mizzen gaff 392 and the
381 mainmast gaff 393, following the plans for the
109 diam. 4mm masts. Sew the mizzen fore trysail 394 to the
388 gaff 392 with the fine raw thread 308. Fit the
90mm 390
153 boom and the gaff on the fore trysails 394 and
389 393 sew this sail with the fine raw thread 308 to the
387
348 boom 386 and to the stay on the rounding of
381 308 109 the mizzen 355. Fit the gilt chain 302 with the
388 348
390 help of the small rings 108 and the double hook
diam. 4mm on the mizzen gaff 396. Rig the mizzen fore
trysail 394, following the direction of the
125mm coloured arrows, while taking into account the
387 109
389 392 308 yellow, white and violet arrows to be tied on
153 the belay pins of the circular pin-rail 356. The
390 green and blue arrows are to be tied to the
381 109
388 eyebolts 109 located on the deck, and the red
348 diam. arrow is to be threaded through a hole in the
4mm small clump block 100 to end in a belay pin 103
190mm in the pin-rail on the mizzen rigging 382.
387 389 386 391 395 Use the mast and rigging plans alongside these
step-by-step instructions.

390
392 108

308

391
395

395 93

394
302

308
353 355

348

108
386
308
53 Boom, gaff and fore trysail of the mizzen, continued
53 Continued. See the previous page for
written instructions.

55 THE CUTTY SARK: STEP BY STEP

153
108
360
348
348
108
308 348
302 308

109

372
108
396
308

302
394
308

100

108
382
103

308 396
153 diam. 1mm
109 395 348 396

108
348
348

diam. 3mm
348 308 diam. 1mm
308

348 300

109 396 108

308 109

308 395 348 302

356 395
109
348 308
395
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54

56 THE CUTTY SARK: STEP BY STEP

108 332
397
302
338 393
341
308 397 108
308 308

332 308

338
308
103 339 108
393

108 308
397 302 109
302 393
308 397
308
348 108
109
153

348 308
348
348
108
348

348 308 308

308
339
397
109 348
308
103
308

109 284

103 339 103

54 Sew the mainmast fore trysail 397 to the mainmast gaff 393 with the fine raw thread 308.
Fit the gaff with its sail into the eyebolt 109, located at the jaw of the trysail 332, and sew
this sail with the thread 308 to the stay on the rounding of the mainmast 341. Rig the fore trysail
of the mainmast 397, following the direction of the coloured arrows – the yellow arrows to be
tied in the belay pins 103 of the circular pin-rail 339, the violet arrows to be tied to the belay
pins 103 of the side pin-rails on the mainmast 284, and the green arrow to be tied to the eyebolt
109 located on the deck.

Use the mast and rigging plans alongside these step-by-step instructions.
 Staysails between the mainmast and the mizzenmast
55

57 THE CUTTY SARK: STEP BY STEP

338 m
14m
398

308 399
108

308
100 m
14m

284 308
103
398

55 On the stays located between the

mainmast and mizzen masts, fit the
mizzen topmast staysail 398 and the mizzen 100
108 348
topgallant staysail 399, securing them with the 399
small rings 108. Rig both sails 398 and 399,
following the direction of the coloured arrows.
108
The violet arrows are to be tied on the belay
pins 103 of the side pin-rails on the mainmast
398
284, the red arrows to be tied on the belay
pins 103 of the circular pin-rail 356 and the
yellow arrows to be threaded through a hole in
the small clump blocks 100 located in the lower 308 398
rigging to end in the belay pins 103 (one is tied
to the port pin-rail and the other to the
starboard pin-rail). See the next page for more
step-by-step photos.
308

Use the mast and rigging plans alongside these 100

step-by-step instructions.
100
103 356
103

348

108
308

mm
14

348
308

399
108

398

mm
14
55 Staysails between the mainmast and the mizzenmast, continued
55 Continued. See the previous page for
written instructions.

58 THE CUTTY SARK: STEP BY STEP

348

108

338 348
399
108

308
100
398

308

103
103
284
103
100 356
103 103

56 Stay sails between the foreyard and mainmast

56 Fit the main stay topsail 400 on the stays
located between the foreyard and
mainmast, fit the topgallant staysail 401 and the
348
348 top stay main mast 402, fixing them with the
308 small rings 108. Rig the sails 400, 401 and 402
338 with the fine raw thread 308, following the
402
direction marked by the coloured arrows: the
308 violet arrows are to be tied onto the dowels
401 308 belay pins 103 of the side pin-rails on the
foreyard 283; the red arrows are to go through
308 100 348 the 3mm blocks 348 to be tied onto the belay
pins 103 of the circular pin-rail on the mainmast
400 308 401 339.The yellow arrows are to be tied in this
order – the arrow for the sail 400 to the
eyebolt 109 located on deck, the arrows for the
sails 401 and 402 to the belay pins 103 on the
308 port and starboard sides, the first going through
the cap of the mast 338 and the second through
338 the clump block 100 located on the mainmast
foretop, and then both through the clump
400
blocks 100 located on the lower rigging. See
109 100 the next page for more step-by-step photos.
308
Use the mast and rigging plans alongside these
103
step-by-step instructions.
56 Stay sails between the foreyard and mainmast, continued
56 Continued. See the previous page for
written instructions.

59 THE CUTTY SARK: STEP BY STEP

308
108
308
283

400
308

103
308
308

400
109
103

348

338 100 402

402 308 348
308
108

308 108 308

338 401 100
348
401
400
108

108 308
308 308
m

338
m
14
m

308 400
m
14

308 108
100 308

109
308 100
103 308
109 103 103
339
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57

60 THE CUTTY SARK: STEP BY STEP

103 116
103

308 364

348 116
109

109 308 348

364

308 348

348

108
108 348
108

308
m
m
14

308 403
m
m

404
14

348 405 308

308

103
103
348
348

57 With the fine raw thread 308, rig the boom halyard, starting from the eyebolt 109 and
passing the thread through the hole located on the boom 364 and through the 3mm block
348, tying off in the belay pin 103 of the bowsprit pin-rail 116. On the flying jib 403, fit the bowsprit
stays, the jibsail 404 and the fore topmast staysail 405. Secure the sails to the corresponding stays
by means of the rings 108, leaving a 14mm gap between them. Rig the three sails, following the
coloured arrows (see following Step 58).

Use the mast and rigging plans alongside these step-by-step instructions.
 Jibsails, continued
58

61 THE CUTTY SARK: STEP BY STEP

403
404
403
348 404
405
405
116
348

308
103
348 103
103

348
308 403
404

348 405

403 348 103

348
308 348 103
348
404 348

348 348
58 With the fine raw thread 308, rig the flying jib 403, the jibsail 404
and the fore topmast staysail 405, following the direction of the
coloured arrows. The yellow arrows go through the blocks 348 and are
to be tied in the belay pins 103 of the bowsprit pin-rail 116, the blue
arrows are to be tied to the belay pins 103 located on both sides of the
403 bow forecastle, and the red arrows are to go through the 3mm blocks
348 and are to be tied on the belay pins 103 of the foremast.

Use the mast and rigging plans alongside these step-by-step instructions.

348

404 308

405

103 103
 Foresail mast backstays
59 384

62 THE CUTTY SARK: STEP BY STEP

100
308

384

100

101

308

100

59 With the medium black cotton thread 384 make the foresail
mast backstays (yellow arrows), the mainmast foretop
backstays (red arrows) and the small mainmast foretop backstays
(blue arrows). All these lead out of the small clump blocks 100 in
the foresail yard chainwales 101 that are to be joined together with 402
the fine raw thread 308. See the next page for more step-by-step
photos.

Use the mast and rigging plans alongside these step-by-step

instructions.

384

384 344 401

 Foresail mast backstays, continued
59

63 THE CUTTY SARK: STEP BY STEP

344

401

338
384

384
108

402

384

400
344

101

308
384 401
100

59 Continued. See the previous page for written instructions.

Use the mast and rigging plans alongside these step-by-step instructions.
 Backstays on the main and mizzenmast
60

64 THE CUTTY SARK: STEP BY STEP

384
384
384

384 384

102

308 100

344

384
384 384
384

338 359

108 384

344 359
384

384

102 384

308

100

100

60 With the medium black cotton thread 384, make the backstays in the mainmast (yellow
arrows), the backstays on the mainmast (red arrows), and the backstays on the topgallant mast
of the mainmast (blue arrows). All lead out of the small clump blocks 100 on the mainmast chainwales
102 that are to be joined together with the fine raw thread 308 (see previous step). With the same
thread 384, make the backstays on the mizzenmast (violet arrows) and the backstays for the mizzen
topgallant mast of the mainmast (green arrows). All these procedures are to be carried out both on
the port and starboard sides.

Use the mast and rigging plans alongside these step-by-step instructions.
 Top-rope on the mainmasts and togallant mast
61

65 THE CUTTY SARK: STEP BY STEP

338
343 357

343
308
308 308

308
334 354

343 93

343 109 308

308
308
308

308
308
308 308

103
103
103
103

356
339

61 With the fine raw thread 308, rig the mast top-ropes (red arrows for the mainmast and
foremast, pink arrows for the mizzenmast). Run the thread 308 out of the hole in the caps
338 and 357, insert it through the hole located in the base of the masts and thread it through the
block 343 on the other side of the caps and down to the deck, tying them off on the belay pins 103
located on the circular pin-rails 339 (for the main and foremasts, red arrows) and 356 (for the
mizzenmast, pink arrows). Rig the mast top-ropes in the masts in the same way, taking into account
that the green arrows are for the main and foremasts and the yellow arrows for the mizzenmast.

Use the mast and rigging plans alongside these step-by-step instruction.