Even when you connect a sheet to a jib? I'll tell my students.

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"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
...
Scot,

It seem to me that when you connect a sheet to it for sail control, it
becomes a "Boom"

No Jon,

A sheet is for sail control. If it is connected to a pole that POLE
becomes a Boom. If your jib has a pole that is connected to the sheet;
that pole is called a Jib Boom.

Is that clear enough for you, Instructor?
( I have no answer Spinnaker Poles. other than to say the sheets are
inter-changeable an hooked to the corners of the sail) The same for a
poled out Genny or Asymmetrical Spinn.(Port & Star'bd sheets connected
to the Clew)




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"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
...
Scot,

It seem to me that when you connect a sheet to it for sail
control, it
becomes a "Boom"

I've always said that the Boom got it's name by the sound
you hear when
it hits your head.

So Scot, we has the bottom pole named. Now the upper pole.
Connected to
that pole is a halyard. Now if both ends rose when you
hoisted it with
the halyard it could be called a "Gaff" as in a "Lug" rig
but since
it's attached to the "Boom" at the Tack I'd call it a
Spar.

That my reasoning. Often proven wrong but it's worked for
me.

If your using it to hold up a Rose bush it should now be
called a "
Stake", if used to hold up a fence it is "Post", If used
to knock down a
Apple from the tree it should probably be called a "Stick"
If used to
jack up a cloth line; called a "Cloth Pole Jack" If we
can't name it;
who Gives a ****. Not me


I used it to roll up a sail.

Scotty

It's always called a boom? I'll alert my students.

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"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
...
No Jon,

A sheet is for sail control. If it is connected to a pole that POLE
becomes a Boom. If your jib has a pole that is connected to the sheet;
that pole is called a Jib Boom.

Is that clear enough for you, Instructor?
( I have no answer Spinnaker Poles. other than to say the sheets are
inter-changeable an hooked to the corners of the sail) The same for a
poled out Genny or Asymmetrical Spinn.(Port & Star'bd sheets connected
to the Clew)




http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ThomPage

OzOne wrote in message
...
On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 11:38:05 -0400, "Scotty"

scribbled thusly:


OzOne wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 14:55:47 -0400, "Scotty"

scribbled thusly:

On a Lateen rig, what are the two poles that hold the
sail
called? Gaff pole and boom?

Scotty


The two poles that hold the sail...


Yes, Ozzy, what are they called?

Scotty


the two poles that hold the sail?

yes.

The two poles that hold the sail...



Yes, Ozzy, what are they called?



the two poles that hold the sail?


Scotty wrote:
yes.


No, they're not called 'yes.'
That would be confusing.

DSK

OzOne wrote:
On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 20:58:36 -0400, DSK
scribbled thusly:

The two poles that hold the sail...



Yes, Ozzy, what are they called?



the two poles that hold the sail?


Scotty wrote:
yes.


No, they're not called 'yes.'
That would be confusing.

DSK

yes.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

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LP

OzOne wrote in message ...
On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 20:54:19 -0400, "Scotty"
scribbled thusly:


OzOne wrote in message
. ..
On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 11:38:05 -0400, "Scotty"

scribbled thusly:


OzOne wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 14:55:47 -0400, "Scotty"

scribbled thusly:

On a Lateen rig, what are the two poles that hold the
sail
called? Gaff pole and boom?

Scotty


The two poles that hold the sail...


Yes, Ozzy, what are they called?

Scotty


the two poles that hold the sail?

yes.

Yes

Are you sure?

LP

No, they're not called 'yes.'
That would be confusing.


OzOne wrote:
yes.


Good answer

DSK