Just gone throught all the post to check I'm not duplicating.
After watching the short DVD with issue one I saw what really pleased me and that was how to make the mast and yards properly, I had problems with the Bounty as they issued me with naff dowl rods. Over time they warpped badley, I then used McKays book to duplicate the proper masts and yards.
But one thing really got me stumped was the names of the damn things, this is a link that I used to try to better explain what it is all about.
http://www.all-model.com/HSM/H-9.html
make sure you scroll down, the links on the right of the page link to the bottom of the page (odd I know but thats how it is)also you wont be using all of these, its just added to cover all options.
This picture show the position of the masts and yards 
and this is the corresponding numbers -
Many of these spars are from different periods and would not be carried together. Masts, topmasts and yards on a ship before about 1830: A. Bowsprit; B. Foremast; C. Main mast; D. Mizen mast; E. Bonaventure mizen mast.
1.Bowsprit;
2.Sprit topmast knee;
3.Sprit top;
4.Sprit topmast;
5.Jack staff;
6.Martingale or Dolphin striker;
7.Jib boom;
8.Spritsail yard;
9.Spritsail topsail yard;
10.Foremast;
11.Foretop;
12.Fore topmast;
13.Fore topmast hounds;
14.Fore topgallant mast;
15.Fore topgallant hounds;
16.Fore royal mast;
17.Flag pole;
18.Fore yard;
19.Fore topsail yard;
20.Fore topgallant yard;
21.Fore royal yard;
22.Main mast;
23.Main top;
24.Main topmast;
25.Main topmast hounds;
26.Main topgallant mast;
27.Main topgallant hounds;
28.Main royal mast;
29.Flagpole';
30.Main yard;
31.Main topsail yard;
32.Main topgallant yard;
33.Main royal yard;
34.Mizen mast;
35.Mizen top;
36.Mizen topmast;
37.Mizen topmast hounds;
38.Mizen topgallant mast;
39.Flagpole;
40.Mizen yard;
41.Crossjack yard;
42.Mizen topsail yard;
43.Mizen topgallant yard;
44.Mizen topsail yard;
45.Mizen topgallant yard;
46.Bonaventure mizen mast;
47.Bonaventure mizen top;
48.Bonaventure mizen topmast;
49.Flag pole;
50.Bonaventure mizen yard;
51.Bonaventure mizen topsail yard;
52.Ensign staff;
53.Outrigger.
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