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[mathewst]

I need a little help.
My father is building a wooden ship model and needs a few bits to buy.
It is an old sailing ship.
Can anybody tell  me what is the exact english name for the following part I' m going to describe a little.
It is the metal or wooden part through the ropes from sails go and keeps them tightened. Also I think the same part is where the ropes go around it and it also keeps them tihgtened.

[Chris_H]

I need a little help.
My father is building a wooden ship model and needs a few bits to buy.
It is an old sailing ship.
Can anybody tell  me what is the exact english name for the following part I' m going to describe a little.
It is the metal or wooden part through the ropes from sails go and keeps them tightened. Also I think the same part is where the ropes go around it and it also keeps them tihgtened.

Any of these do?  A thimble maybe?

[mathewst]

No Im don't think it is any of those.
It used to look like a wheel rim and ropes passed through it and around it on old sailing ships

[Chris_H]

No Im don't think it is any of those.
It used to look like a wheel rim and ropes passed through it and around it on old sailing ships

What about a block

[Kevin Wood]

.. or a Capstan? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capstan_(nautical)

NOTE: No nautical knowledge whatsoever!

Kevin

[Chris_H]

.. or a Capstan? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capstan_(nautical)

NOTE: No nautical knowledge whatsoever!

Kevin

Same here Kevin.  But can Google!

[Welung666]

I think you mean that ^^^^^^^^^

It's called a Spinnaker Winch

[Chris_H]

I think you mean that ^^^^^^^^^

It's called a Spinnaker Winch

Did they have those on old sailing ships though?  It looks like an electric capstan to me.

[Welung666]

I think you mean that ^^^^^^^^^

It's called a Spinnaker Winch

Did they have those on old sailing ships though?  It looks like an electric capstan to me.

That's an electric spinnaker winch, manual versions are available though

[Andy H]

I think you mean that ^^^^^^^^^

It's called a Spinnaker Winch

Did they have those on old sailing ships though?  It looks like an electric capstan to me.

That's an electric spinnaker winch, manual versions are available though

Its manual, you can see the splines in the top where the winch handle goes. The handles are usually taken out when they are not being used otherwise people trip over them.

Big winches might be called capstans.

Pulleys, blocks, pulley blocks, sheeves are all words that might be applied to the er pulleys.

Bottle screws are used to tension the rigging.

[raywilb]

windlass 

[Chris_H]

windlass 

I'm a boy.  I assume you're not addressing me?

[mathewst]

Chris thanks it is the block what I was looking for.
Although this word would never come to my mind for this particular thing

[mathewst]

Now I only have to find where to buy these on the nert :-/

[iggy21uk]

Try here 

http://www.shipmodels.co.uk/1368_1.html