The Art of Rigging by George Biddlecombe

Author:George Biddlecombe
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780486135618
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 2012-07-17T16:00:00+00:00

SLINGS for Lower Yards are generally of chain (round the middle of the yard), with a shackle or slip, to connect it with the mast-head slings, which are also of chain. The mast-head slings are either passed over the lower cap, or abaft the lower mast-head, and down before the foremost cross-tree, where they are connected with the slings of the lower yard. Ships that carry sprit-sail-yards, usually have an iron strap, which goes round the bowsprit-end. The strap has an eye-bolt to which the sprit-sail-yard is shackled. The sprit-sail-yard slings (or iron hoop in its centre) has a shackle for that purpose.

SPANS ABOUT THE MAST have a single block spliced in each end, and generally covered with canvas, or served with spunyarn the whole length.

SPLICING. — The Cont Splice (Pl. 3, fig. 3 ) forms an eye in the middle of a rope, &c., as the eye-splice doth at the end, by inter-laying the ends between the strands of the rope, &c., at certain distances from each other, so that the rope becomes double in the extent of the splice. This splice is occasionally used for pendants; also for lead-lines, log-lines, and fishing-lines, where the short-splice would be liable to separate. Eye Splice forms an eye, or circle, at the end of a rope, on itself or round a block, &c. (Pl. 3, figs. 4 and 5). The strands are unlayed, and their ends pushed through intervals made in the strands by a fid or marline-spike, at that distance on the rope which the eye may require; observing to put the middle strand through first, then pass it over the surface of the second strand, and push it through the third; repeat the same with the two other ends, laying them fair asunder. The ends of this splice are tapered, by gradually reducing the yarns, then placed smooth along the rope; then marled, and served with spunyarn. Long Splice is made to rejoin a rope or ropes, intended to reeve through a block, without increasing its size. (Pl. 3, figs. 6 and 7). The ends are opened from one-half to a whole fathom in length, and placed close together regularly one in the other; one strand is then unlaid, and the opposite strand laid up its intervals each way, and the two strands knotted together at the ends and middle of the splice; the ends are then halved, and pushed under the next strand. Short Splice (Pl. 3, figs. 8 and 9) is made by unlaying the ends of two ropes, or the two ends of one rope, and placing the strands of one opposite to and between the strands of the other; draw them close together, and push the strands of one under the strands of the other, the same as the eye-splice. This splice is used for block-straps, slings, &c., and the ends are tapered and served. Tapered Splice (Pl. 3, figs. 10 and 11), mostly used on cables, is made by unlaying a certain length of

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