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Post by Petergo on Oct 9, 2021 6:17:37 GMT
My question relates to the general use of belaying pins on the Vasa. We know there were some pin rails eg. Along the sides and across the beakhead, but we’re the used along the lower bulkhead railings as many models have used (even the museum’s 1/10 scale model). The 1980 museum-published Belaying Points diagram suggest many locations of running rigging belay points, but did the ship use belaying pins, or did they secure the lines by wrapping and tying off around the railing only.
Part of the answer lies on the absence of belaying pin holes through the bulkhead railings, implying that pins were NOT used. Anderson suggests this as well, but then the Batavia replica has belaying pins through the railings.
So, the question is, did the Vasa use belaying pins to secure lines along the railings, or were they directly tied off using the railing?
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Post by amateur on Oct 10, 2021 17:25:09 GMT
Whatever you are going to do: Batavia is almost never a good reference.
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Post by Peter Jenssen on Nov 21, 2021 3:26:22 GMT
According to Fred, the current information points towards most belaying done through use of belaying pins. Mainly through drilled holes in the caprail. The only actual pinrails being in the beakhead. Earlier reconstructions showing a waist height pinrail on the bulwarks between the main and the mizzen are wrong. Hope this helps?
Cheers, Peter
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