How do i raise a top mast on a schooner

[J T]

I am not new to schooner sailing, but very new to schooner rigging.

I will try and research the questions you have asked and post at a later date.

I am getting the schooner Lavengro out of mothballs, She is a 1927 Biloxie Shrimping schooner. 63 LOA and 37 LWL. Very similer to a chesapeak schooner.

Is there a reference book that will help me with schooner rigging and the such?

Thanks
JT

[osteoderm]

"The Gaff Rig Handbook" by John Leather is a good one. And although it's a big bite for the uninitiated, Lever's is a go-to tome.
The principles behind fidded topmasts and their rigging are fairly universal; I suggest discovering the traditional basics, then investigate modern refinements from there.

[Brian Duff]

might also pick up a copy of
'Hand Reef and Steer' by Tom Cunliffe

[J T]

A big thank you for all the references

Just what i was looking for!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks
JT