Walt wrote:
.... Of
cours, there are many things that turn out badly when done incorrectly.

AArrrgh! Say it ain't so!

I was *promised* that everything I ever wanted to do would
be "no skill required"!

DSK

Dave wrote:
On 27 Nov 2006 11:49:56 -0800, "Joe" said:

Guess it depends on the size of the line, and what ship you were on.

I call BULL****. Give one refference of a sailor calling anything a
"dogs dick".

Can't speak of what a sailor might call it, but I've heard the term myself
from more than one Chief Bos'n's Mate when I was Deck Officer on a Navy
vessel.

Well you may have been a deck officer on a Navy vessel but I was a
Boswain's Mate. I rang the bell a 1000 times and made several Donkey
dicks for a many clappers.

You must be confusing terms Dave. The only thing on the ship " K9" was
the soft ice cream machine...it was known as the dog.

Joe

Dave wrote:
On 27 Nov 2006 13:11:17 -0800, "Joe" said:

Well you may have been a deck officer on a Navy vessel but I was a
Boswain's Mate. I rang the bell a 1000 times and made several Donkey
dicks for a many clappers.

That makes you an expert on the vessel(s) you were on. It does not make you
an expert beyond the vessel(s) you were on.

As I said before, it may depend on the vessel you were on. Were you ever on
anything in the submarine Navy?

Been aboard many fast attacks(rigging work), no boomers.

Joe

"Seahag" wrote in
| Yeah, I had a back-spliced line until it got jammed between
| two dock boards as we were leaving someplace. Damn near
| lost a finger when the boat slammed into the pier.


Maybe you should stop picking your nose???? :-)

Cheers,
Ellen

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote:

"Seahag" wrote in
| Yeah, I had a back-spliced line until it got jammed
between
| two dock boards as we were leaving someplace. Damn near
| lost a finger when the boat slammed into the pier.


Maybe you should stop picking your nose???? :-)

If I'd a been picking my nose I'd have poked out an eyeball
from behind!

Seahag

Yeah Joe,
Real sailors use three strand HEMP! Joe it's time to come into this
century.


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

"Edgar" wrote in message
...
It does not take long to whip the ends. If you cut a
synthetic rope with a
hot knife it is a simple matter to flange the end out a
bit so even a common
whipping, put on in seconds, will not be able to slip off
the end.


If you're cutting with a hot knife, why do you need the
whipping?

Scotty

"Seahag" wrote
| If I'd a been picking my nose I'd have poked out an eyeball
| from behind!

?-)

Cheers,
Ellen

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in
message
reenews.ne
t...

"DSK" wrote
| I don't like using fire on a boat if I don't
| have to.

What do you think makes your pistons go up and down
inside your motor?


compression & combustion

I use duck tape.

Scotty


"Capt. JG" wrote in message
...
I have several lines on my boat that were whipped
properly, and they're a
beautiful sight. However, when I replaced my fender lines
recently, I dipped
the ends instead of taking the time to whip them. So far,
it seems just
fine, the only difference seeming to be the asthetic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whipping_knot

or


http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...rvlet/SiteSear
chView?catalogId=10001&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial& keyword=wh
ipping&Ntt=whipping&N=0&storeId=10001&Ntk=All_2&dd key=SiteSe
arch

(http://tinyurl.com/ycx7os)

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