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While reading the Patrick O'Brian forum I was directed to this page on rigging.
http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/B_S_M/Blocks.html#top
Follow the link to the rigging page too. Or go back to the Home page and see what it took to "learn the ropes." On Captain Jack Aubrey's "Surprise" the "grass-combing lubbers" had two weeks to learn what all of the ropes did on the ship.
There are some really clever bits of rigging that could have some value for arbos. One that could be used once in a while is #17-Top gallant halyard purchase. It puts a tackle in the middle of a line without having to reave yards of rope to get a short lift.
http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/B_S_M/Blocks.html#top
Follow the link to the rigging page too. Or go back to the Home page and see what it took to "learn the ropes." On Captain Jack Aubrey's "Surprise" the "grass-combing lubbers" had two weeks to learn what all of the ropes did on the ship.
There are some really clever bits of rigging that could have some value for arbos. One that could be used once in a while is #17-Top gallant halyard purchase. It puts a tackle in the middle of a line without having to reave yards of rope to get a short lift.
