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

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)




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

"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