H.M.S.

Victory
Scale 1 : 72 Fitting of Deadeye Futtock Strops General Rigging Sequence at Top Mast Head
Port Starboard
Shroud, Futtock Stave and Catharpin Assembly
Scale 1:144
Method of Seizing Deadeyes

Sheet 12 of 18 Shifting
Rigging Stage 1 Backstay Shifting
Backstay
Standing a b
Backstays Standing (mm) (mm)
Backstays Mizzen 44,5 22,0
Breast Backstay
Parts Requires for Rigging Stage 1 Main mast 72,5 37,0
Fitting of Deadeye Strops 6-th Shroud Fore mast 64,6 32,5
Breast Backstay
5-th Shroud
A - 2mm Single Block -------------------0 4-th Shroud 6-th Shroud

Main topgallant mast

B - 3mm Single Block -------------------6 3-rd Shroud 5-th Shroud 1 2 3 4 5
C - 3mm Double Block ------------------0 2-nd Shroud 4-th Shroud
1-st Shroud 3-rd Shroud
D - 5mm Single Block -------------------0 2-nd Shroud
E - 5mm Double Block ------------------0 Tackle 1-st Shroud Topgallant shrouds
Pendant Tackle
F - 7mm Single Block -------------------0 Pendant
G - 7mm Double Block ------------------0 b
H - 10mm Double Block-----------------0
Rigging Details
I - 10mm Triple Block ------------------0

Fore topgallant mast

b Topgallant furttock shrouds Tying ratlines to shrouds
J - 7mm Closed Heart Block -----------0 Rigging shroud
futtock stave cleats with a Clove Hitch
K - 7mm Open Heart Block -------------0 Main topgallant (745)
shrouds (2x3) - S S Shroud
L - 10mm Closed Heart Block----------0
M - 10mm Open Heart Block -----------0 shroud cleat Ratline
N - 8,5mm Cat Block --------------------0 Note the 3 mm single blocks strapped into the first pair (683, inboard)
O - 0,10mm Natural Thread ----------Yes of topmast shrouds, port and starboard, these are for the 1 2
yard lifts at a later stage- Shroud
P - 0,25mm Natural Thread -----------No Topmast shrouds apply 0,1 mm natural Belaying to
Mizzen topgall

Q - 0,25mm Black Thread ------------Yes thread ant paint black belaying pins
R - 0,50mm Natural Thread ----------Yes together with the cleats
S - 0,50mm Black Thread ------------Yes Belaying to deck cleats
T - 0,75mm Natural Thread -----------No Main topgallant a
futtock shrouds (2x3) - S General Rigging Sequence at Lower Mast Head Fore topgallant
U - 0,75mm Black Thread ------------Yes shrouds (2x3) - S
V - 1,00mm Natural Thread -----------No Port Starboard
ant mast

W - 1,00mm Black Thread -------------No Main topmast tackle belaying

pendants - U Swifter
X - 1,30mm Black Thread -----------Yes Mizzen topgallant Futtock stave - 745 (11-th Shroud) Swifter a Topmast futtock shrouds pin
(2, level with futtock staves)
Y - 1,80mm Black Thread -------------No shrouds (2x2) - Q 10-th Shroud
(11-th Shroud)
Fitting of Deadeyes
(721)

Z - 2,50mm Natural Thread -----------No 9-th Shroud Futtock stave

(746) Deadeye
745 - 0,70mm Brass Wire---------------Yes 10-th Shroud
8-th Shroud 9-th Shroud Fore topgallant

Main topmast
746 - 1,0mm Brass Wire ----------------Yes Catharpins - U Spacer
7-th Shroud futtock shrouds (2x3) - S (S for mizzen) Deadeye lanyard sequence,
547 - Small Rigging Hooks-------------- 32 8-th Shroud
20 mm 'cable laid' (1-6 view from
Mizzen topgallant 6-th Shroud 7-th Shroud
548 - Large Rigging Hooks----------------2 futtock shrouds (2x2) - Q Fore topmast tackle Mast hrouds outboard, 7 view from inboard)
5-th Shroud Futtock stave - 745 pendants - U
691 - CopperEyelet -------------------------0 6-th Shroud Spacer 20 mm for
728 - 7mm Deadeyes --------------------- 88 Futtock stave - 745 4-th Shroud 5-th Shroud (2, level with futtock lower shrouds,
729 - 5mm Deadeyes --------------------- 24 3-rd Shroud staves) N.B. Distance from top of the mast caps to the 15 mm for fore &
4-th Shroud top of the 'tops' is equal to the distance from the main topmast

Fore topmast
730 - 3,5mm Deadeyes ------------------- 48 2-nd Shroud 3-rd Shroud underside of the 'tops' to the futtock staves and shrouds, 13 mm
731 - 2,5mm Deadeyes ------------------- 16 1-st Shroud for mizzen topmast
2-nd Shroud catharpins on all masts shrouds
Mizzen topmast

1-st Shroud
Tackle Tackle
Pendants Pendants

Main topmast
shrouds (2x6) - U

Main topmast Fore topmast

Deadeyes (2x6) - 730 shrouds (2x6) - U
shrouds (2x4) - S lanyards - R

Deadeyes (2x4) - 731 Main topmast Deadeyes (2x6) - 730

lanyards - R futtock shrouds (2x6) - U lanyards - R

Mizzen topmast Fore topmast

futtock shrouds (2x4) - S futtock shrouds (2x6) - U
Main tackle pendants - X
Futtock stave - 746 (2 pair, level with futtock staves)
Futtock stave - 746 Mizzen tackle pendants - S
(2 pair, level with futtock staves)
Futtock stave - 746 Fore tackle pendants - X
(2 pair, level with futtock staves)
Main mast
Mizzen mast

Fore mast
O (all ratlines)
spacing approx. 4,5 mm O (all ratlines)
Omit foremost and aftermost upper spacing approx. 4,5 mm O (all ratlines)
and lower 6 ratlines. Omit foremost and aftermost upper spacing approx. 4,5 mm
Advice: fit shroud cleats and lower 6 ratlines. Omit foremost and aftermost upper
(plan sheat 18) before ratlines. and lower 6 ratlines.
Advice: fit shroud cleats (plan sheat 18)
before ratlines.
Mizzen shrouds (2x6) - U

Deadeyes (2x6) - 729 Main shrouds (2x11) - X Fore shrouds (2x11) - X

lanyards - R
Deadeyes (2x11) - 728 Deadeyes (2x11) - 728
lanyards - R lanyards - R