Re: Nomenclature ( It's Tiller Time!) (Chris C)

--- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, "Bruce Stirling" <bruce@...> wrote: > > I was just kidding about the American Revolution. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com]On Behalf > Of John Courter > Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 9:38 PM > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: Nomenclature ( It's Tiller Time!) (Chris C) > > > > I have another book, Seamanship in the Age of Sail, which covers > approximately 1600-1860. > > "The stays support the masts from forward and are named for the masthead > they support." > > "Shrouds and backstays. Lateral support was provided by the shrouds and > backstays. The lower shrouds 'clothed' the lower mast, and were set up in > the channel, " > > This is an interesting book, it covers how things were done, parts and > names, and how the ships evolved in this time period. > > John Courter > Cal 40 Strider I have , somewhere, a book called The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor." Among other things, it is excellent for teaching model builders how to rig sailing ship models. MIke Kennedy Conquest Cal 40 # 96