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Sailing Terminology Question
Horvath wrote:
On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:36:56 -0400, "Scotty" wrote this
crap:
"Bart" wrote in message
roups.com...
What is a "Fractulator"?
How is it used?
What types of boats have them?
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The fraculator is a piece of line that passes through a
block attached to the stem fitting. Tie a snap hook on one
end of it. Tie a piece of shock cord to the other end. Run
the shock cord along the toe rail and attach it to a
stanchion. You use the fraculator when you're sailing
offwind. After you drop the genoa, re-feed the head through
the pre-feeder and into the headfoil. Attach the snap hook
to the genoa's head ring or the jib halyard shackle and
tension the jib halyard. Before coming to the leeward mark,
ease the jib halyard 1' and disconnect the fraculator. Using
the fraculator reduces the risk of making last minute
mistakes at the leeward mark.
What's a "stem fitting"?
I'm Horvath and I approve of this post.
It's the part of a pipe you stick in your mouth...
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