20 gun pirate xebec - 1:250 scale

[zathros]

A lot of the ships used mast hoops to secure the sail to the mast. They went up fast and came down fast. The sail was usually tied to the hoops. Sometimes grommets were put in the sail, and the Hoop was like a Keychain Ring, in that it could open and be coiled around the grommet in the sail. That was much later. I think the period where your boat was used had ties on the sail, and those were tied to the Hoops. These were easily repaired in case of something breaking.

 

[ElMäx]

A lot of the ships used mast hoops to secure the sail to the mast. They went up fast and came down fast. The sail was usually tied to the hoops. Sometimes grommets were put in the sail, and the Hoop was like a Keychain Ring, in that it could open and be coiled around the grommet in the sail. That was much later. I think the period where your boat was used had ties on the sail, and those were tied to the Hoops. These were easily repaired in case of something breaking.

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Thanks. Yes, I thought about putting on the sails with some kind of hoop and also put on the running rigging without glueing it permanently. That way I could change the sails (billowed out, curled up, billowed out from different wind directions) interchangeable. That way I don't have to build multiple hulls But this will be quite a challenge on that scale.
Let's see what I can achieve.

I think the period where your boat was used had ties on the sail, and those were tied to the Hoops.

Please elaborate. I cannot create a picture of it in my head

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

This project is really coming together beautifully!

 

[mijob]

You are doing a great job and your plan with the sails is stunning for this ship.

 

[ElMäx]

I added more shrouds.

Here is a illustrating picture of the process.

I have the following problem with understanding the rigging and sail:
Xebecs and other ships of that size used shrouds to secure the mast to the sides and control tension and maybe even curvature of the mast. You can see these shrouds on old ship plans. These shrouds went up to the top of the mast. The hoop, on which the sail yard is attached, is put around the mast and can go up and down.
That means the hoop is INSIDE of the shrouds. On many pictures I found, paintings and fotos, the lateen sail is OUTSIDE of the shrouds.
How is that realized? The ties between hoop and yard must be long enough to cover that interference. The distance between shrouds and mast grows bigger the lower it gets. When they want to lower the yard, they have to swing the whole long yard inside of the shrouds? Or the shrouds are loosened for this moments because the shrouds may not be needed without the heavy yard and the wind in the sail?