MRB Essentials Everything you need to know about old sail boats Volume 2

MRB Essentials Everything you need to know about old sail boats Volume 2

While building an old rig is no more difficult than building any other boat, it does become more complex when it comes to the details. Many model builders would like to embark on this adventure, but fail to do so for lack of documentation. In the past, MRB has published several books on the subject. They all sold out very quickly. Some of them can be found on internet platforms, but at excessive prices. This is what justified the creation of this book, mainly written by Jean-Claude Chazarain, Michel Druet and Jean-Pierre Touchard.

Contents:

Presentation of the different equipment of a sailboat.

Common sail maneuvers on an old rig:

• jib halyard
• jib tack,
• jib sheets
• vang
• peak halyard
• sheeting tackle,
• mainsail boom
• crow's foot
• how to set an auric sail
• topping lift
• jib sail
• the rocambeau

Rigging fittings :

• making pulleys
• manufacture of shackles
• sheepshead making

An original committing machine

The rope stuffing machine

How to combat heeling