Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny is right on the money, actually. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snotter Regards, Dick On Aug 23, 2009, at 8:21 AM, Sonny Carter wrote: > Not really, if your snotter isn't right, your sail won't be right, > and no > one will take pictures of your boat! (Unless you have the right girl > aboard!!) > > On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 5:42 AM, Nathan Wajsman > <photo at frozenlight.eu>wrote: > >> You're talking rubbish, mate! >> >> :-) >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> >> On Aug 21, 2009, at 9:07 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information