Marsstenge

2 - under
sail , 3 - upper sail

Marsstenge is the part of the mast above the first spreader , the Marssaling. He carries on the belonging Rah , the Marsrah, the topsail or if two sails are rigged at this topmast, at the Untermarsrah the lower topsail and the Obermarsrah the upper topsail . In the steel sailors of the early 20th century, the Mars stalk was made of wood for reasons of weight, although the mast was made of steel.

Individual proof

1. ↑ Marsstenge . In: Lueger's lexicon of all technology . 2nd Edition. Volume 6, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Leipzig / Stuttgart 1908, p.  308 .
2. ↑ Masting . In: Lueger's lexicon of all technology . 2nd Edition. Volume 1, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Leipzig / Stuttgart 1904, pp.  683–685 .