shel
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Post by shel on Dec 18, 2013 6:27:25 GMT
To Fred or anyone:
Hello Fred, Is there any evidence of a Bobstay on the Vasa to exert some downward tension on the bowsprit?
Thank you, Shel
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Post by fredhocker on Jan 7, 2014 7:29:23 GMT
No bobstay in the first half of the seventeenth century, since it would interfere with the lead of the fore tacks. Once the tacks were moved up into the head rather than leading under it, then a bobstay was possible. Downward force on the bowsprit was provided only by the gammonings and the weight of the spar, which was a few tons outboard of the stem head.
Fred Hocker
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