Last time I promised to post photo’s of the topmast and name all the halyards and blocks, so lets begin with p282
1. Lantern halyard
2/3. Jib sail block and halyard (standing end) reeves up from starboard cavil( kevil) rail, through block 3 to the jib sail and then to block 3 on port side (two blocks either side of mast) then on down to port side cavil rail (fall).
4C/B/A C is the standing end of the peak halyard, B the interim and A the fall blocks
5. The peak blocks attached to the wire stays
6/7 Are the main gaff triple and double blocks.
8. Is the wired main stay to the bow head.
9. The fall block and halyard for the foresail from port cavil rail.
10. The hooked block attached to the head of the foresail, the halyard standing end returns to tail eye of block located on starboard side.
11. The three port shrouds which I didn’t re-wind with protective covering to their loops.
12. The fall halyard of the main blocks that passes under a iron cavil in the deck before belaying to pin on port cavil rail.
Before I leave this photo I’d just like to quote from the book, these old time mariners certainly were poetic. This is a description of the main blocks as given by the late Skipper, Mr J.T Crouch—
Standing end is belayed round second pin in starboard cavil rail, leads under iron cavil in deck, up to treble block on horse, down through double block of tumbler of gaff, REEVING WITH THE SUN, fall goes under iron cavil in port side deck and belays to second pin on port cavil rail, sail hoisted by steam capstan.
What a wonderful turn of phrase. I have no idea what reeving with the sun means so my halyards went through the blocks in what seemed natural!