Instruction manual

FIG. 24 - Jib & Fore Staysail
Halliards & Downhauls
FIG. 25 - Rope Coils
Halliard
Hook together
Downhaul
Jib stay
Jib & Forestay
sail similar
Thread
knot
ALTERNATE COIL
Belay line, glue & cut
off end add rope coil
separately
Fine
thread
Round or oval stick
about 3/8" D
Wrap a coil over
the thread
Touch knot in thread
touch with super glue &
cut off ends
Fit the knot
behind cleat Glue
Add glue here if coil
does not lay flat
Diameters for Lifesize Vessel
Diameters in Tenths of an Inch Diameters Converted to 1/8" Scale
.01 x Inches in 10ths:
5/16"
.3125"
.003" (.08mm)
3/8" .375" .004" (.10mm)
1/2" .5" .005" (.13mm)
5/8" .625" .006" (.15mm)
3/4" .75" .008" (.20mm)
7/8"
.875" .009" (.23mm)
1" 1.00" .010" (.25mm)
1-1/4" 1.25" .013" (.33mm)
4" .04" (1.02mm or 1/32")
5" .05" (1.27mm or 3/64")
6"
.06" (1.52mm or 1/16")
7" .07"(1.78mm or 5/64")
8" .08" (2.03mm or 5/64")
10” .09" (2.28mm or 3/32")
12”
.13” (3.30mm or 1/8”)
CONVERSION TABLE FOR 1/8" SCALE
.20mm (.008")
.25mm (.010")
.40mm (.016")
.50mm (.020")
.60mm (.024")
.75mm (.030")
.80mm (.032")
.90mm (.035")
.95mm (.037")
1.00mm (.039")
1.20mm (.047")
1.25mm (.049")
1.30mm (.051")
1.50mm (.059")
1.60mm (.063")
1.70mm (.067")
1.75mm (.069")
2.00mm (.079")
2.50mm (.098")
.
10mm (.004")
RIGGING LINE DIAMETERS
1 mm = .03937 of an inc
h
To find tenths of an inch:
.03937" x mm
s
= tenths of an inch
To find mm
s
from tenths of an inch:
Tenths of an inch ÷ .03937" = mm
s
FORMULAS FOR CONVERTING
MILLIMETERS AND INCHES
Lengths for Lifesize Vessel Lengths Converted to 1/8” Scale
B L O C K S
R I G G I N G
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