Post 21
RIGGING. Rigging was simplified as much as possible in line with the KISS principle (Keep It Simple Stupid), ‘though there was still far too much to contend with for my liking. The abundance of running rigging, essential if the sails are to controlled effectively is, unfortunately, the price to pay if one wants to build a working square rigger.
Standing rigging comprised various sizes of ‘Cardoc’ laid cotton bricklayer’s line which was stained black with diluted Indian Ink after first being boiled then hung to dry under slight tension. A total of 98 deadeyes of differing diameters were used for the standing rigging whilst a mind and finger numbing 896 bowlines were tied on the ratlines.
To be continued……….