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

Scotty

I think it's yard and boom.

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"Scotty" wrote in message
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On a Lateen rig, what are the two poles that hold the sail
called? Gaff pole and boom?

Scotty

http://dragonflycanoe.com/stephens/s...d_rigging.html

This is a pretty good reference..

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"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
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On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 12:17:35 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

I think it's yard and boom.

I thought it was yard and gaff.

CWM

There is no boom on a traditional lateen sail as seen on dhows that work
between the Persian Gulf and East Africa. There is just a short (ish) mast
and a very long yard, the end of which is pinned down near deck level at the
bows and the sail is loose footed. Shape rather like the 'alternative
lateen' shown in dotted lines in the reference you give.
Very fast on a reach but when you tack you have to manhandle the end of the
yard round the other side of the mast.
Edgar


"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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http://dragonflycanoe.com/stephens/s...d_rigging.html

This is a pretty good reference..

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"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
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On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 12:17:35 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

I think it's yard and boom.

I thought it was yard and gaff.

CWM

I think you're right. I didn't read the whole page. I believe there are lots
and lots of different lateens.

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"Edgar" wrote in message
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There is no boom on a traditional lateen sail as seen on dhows that work
between the Persian Gulf and East Africa. There is just a short (ish) mast
and a very long yard, the end of which is pinned down near deck level at
the
bows and the sail is loose footed. Shape rather like the 'alternative
lateen' shown in dotted lines in the reference you give.
Very fast on a reach but when you tack you have to manhandle the end of
the
yard round the other side of the mast.
Edgar


"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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http://dragonflycanoe.com/stephens/s...d_rigging.html

This is a pretty good reference..

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"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
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On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 12:17:35 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

I think it's yard and boom.

I thought it was yard and gaff.

CWM

Scott,
I sailed one for years and I have to say; "Don't Know" I called them
'Upper & Lower" Work for me.

Scott, I think the Upper was called a Spar and the Lower the Boom (
Guess)




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Well, I've still got the mast and rigging from my 1979 ,
Sunfish style dinghy and I used the 'poles' for something
the other day and it got me wondering what they were called.
Still have the old sail too, but I cut patch pieces out of
it.

Scotty



"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
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Scott,
I sailed one for years and I have to say; "Don't Know" I
called them
'Upper & Lower" Work for me.

Scott, I think the Upper was called a Spar and the Lower
the Boom (
Guess)




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"Thom Stewart" wrote ...
'Upper & Lower" Work for me.
Scott, I think the Upper was called a Spar and the Lower
the Boom (Guess)


Anything that hits you in the head is called a "boom."

OzOne wrote:
The two poles that hold the sail...

Good answer.


Scotty wrote:
Well, I've still got the mast and rigging from my 1979 ,
Sunfish style dinghy and I used the 'poles' for something
the other day and it got me wondering what they were called.

Well, now they're called "poles." If you ever put them back
on a boat you can call them by their right name(s)!


Still have the old sail too, but I cut patch pieces out of
it.


After all this time, the sail probably wasn't good for much
anyway.

I have seen this done both ways: Sunfish spars used for
plumbing and plumbing used for Sunfish spars.

DSK

OzOne wrote in message
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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

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




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