43.50.918 N, 69.38.583 W
Scotchman fitting on Herreshoff RELIANCE?
A new term for me. Never heard of it before.
https://mitmuseum.mit.edu/collections/object/HH.5.07163 or see drawing #14 here: https://herreshoff.info/Menu/index.h...5_Reliance.htm
The drawing says they are for the topsail yard and club. Do you suppose they were saddles to keep them in alignment with the topmast and gaff?
For the most part experience is making the same mistakes over and over again, only with greater confidence.
Member
Re: Scotchman fitting on Herreshoff RELIANCE?
Scotchmen (don't know if this is a Herreshoff term or was used more widely) served on the topsail yard as attachment points for the topsail halyards. They spread the halyard's load on the yard which, if hollow, was specially reinforced with internal bulkheads under the scotchman.
For drawings of scotchmen see
https://herreshoff.info/Tables/drawi...m?dt=scotchman
For drawings of topsail spars with scotchmen see
https://herreshoff.info/Tables/drawi...20yard&db=499s
and
https://herreshoff.info/Tables/drawings.htm?dn=086-169
See also
https://therelianceproject.com/2012/12/26/topsail-yard/
43.50.918 N, 69.38.583 W
Re: Scotchman fitting on Herreshoff RELIANCE?
Right! That makes more sense than what I guessed.
For the most part experience is making the same mistakes over and over again, only with greater confidence.
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote