Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Of course, if someone was following this as directions, I should clarify, that you pull up on the snotter after you put the sprit end in, and then cleat it down. ;-) On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 6:52 PM, Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor at comcast.net>wrote: > Sonny - You infinite knowledge of all the important things in life amazes > me. I'd forgotten your boat was sprit rigged. > > Regards, > > Dick > > > > > On Aug 21, 2009, at 3:07 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: > > My P'dincle is sprit rigged, and the mast on the 17 foot boat is but 8 >> feet >> tall. >> >> So, we usually row out past harbor traffic, step the mast, raise the >> main, >> stick one end of the sprit into the peak, and the other into the snotter, >> raise the jib, and trim by the main sheet, jib sheet, then tighten down >> the >> snooter to get a clean line on the main. >> >> If a blow comes up, all you have to do is loosen the snotter, pull out the >> sprit, and you've effectively shortened sail by half! As others have >> pointed out, no boom headachers. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 10:17 AM, Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor at >> comcast.net >> >wrote: >> >> ... with senorita. That's pronounced spritz-zel, BTW. This simple rig >>> goes way, way back to Roman times, was a common feature on Thames barges, >>> and was commonly used for small dinghies on Cape Cod in the early-part of >>> the 20th Century. It's an easy boat to rig or stow since at the end of >>> the >>> day the sail is "brailed" (rolled) up against the sprit and mast, >>> everything >>> tied together and the mast unstepped and dropped into the boat. >>> >>> This one looks like a recent replica of an much older sailing dory >>> design. >>> Check out the low, curving tiller. If that doesn't rise, (it looks like >>> it does but I've run across a few boats where it doesn't) this boat would >>> be >>> hellish to hold down in any kind of a blow. In the 5-10 knot breeze we >>> had >>> this day the boat balanced perfectly with the senorita, er, crew sitting >>> in >>> the boat. >>> >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/?g2_page=5 >>> or >>> http://tinyurl.com/nbswky >>> >>> D300, etc. >>> >>> C&C always welcome. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Dick >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Sonny >> http://www.sonc.com >> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> (+31.754164,-093.099080) >> >> >> If you are wondering, the following abolishes Gmail ads. ;-) >> >> I enjoy the massacre of ads. This sentence will slaughter ads without a >> messy bloodbath. >> USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana (+31.754164,-093.099080) USA