Parrel Beads and Leathers
The parrel bead is sometimes referred to as a parral bead or even a parallel bead, but they all describe a set of beads threaded onto a rope used to allow a sail or yard to be attached to a mast & slide up & down.
They were traditionally of wood & varnished ash on bigger boats. Varnishing small beads is fiddly, so was rarely done, leaving them prone to attract mildew, soften & split.
We have ours made specially for us in black synthetic, which is durable, clean & long lasting.
In the Drascombe context, a standard set for the gunter yawls is 4 strings, one of three beads & three of four beads, all on plain line.
This is followed by a Quick Release (QR) set for the Yard.
Leathers
We can supply mast, mizzen wedges and bumkin leather, all of our leathers are supplied with full instructions.
Oar Leathers with Copper Nails
Bumkin Leather with Copper Nail
Mizzen Wedges,
Two leather wedges for the thwart & a pad for the mast step
Mainmast Leather with Copper Nails (For Lugger and Longboat)
