I was talking about braided line.

By the way, if the core pops out of the
cover, we call that a hernia.

Bart

Marc wrote

I believe its called a " hockle"

On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 09:07:26 -0400, Matt Colie
wrote:

Bart,

I have know that label for both that little turn that
jams the line at a block and the little puckers(?) that
the yarns of a laid line form when it is coiled backward
and run free a couple of times (does this make any sense?).

More description: The three individual yarns of a laid line
can be made to each stick out of the lay and roll a half turn
each causing three little lumps sticking out of the lay
usually at the same location along the line, but each at
its own yarn location.

Matt

N1EE wrote:

We used to call it an "asshole" when the spinnaker
halyard or some other line would get a round turn
jammed in a block or something. I can remember it
happening a few times during spinnaker takedowns
when I raced as Etchells crew in SF. It never
caused a series probelm there.

On an Express 37, a round turn ground into a cheek
block put us in serious trouble. Everyone else was
on the high side, the boat was flat on it's ear, and
I was the only man on the low side. I managed to
clear it, but was seriously thinking about cutting it.

Thinking back on it now, it is kind of funny when
a couple guys are yelling "ASSHOLE" "ASSHOLE" over
and over again. Anyone not in on the term would
be confused.

Does anyone else use that term in that manner?

Bart