There's an art to it. Never getting it quite right and having to get
up in the middle of the night to change the tension is just part of
the joy of sailing. You get to look at the stars in the deep dark
sky, have a few moments alone on small boat, breath deep of the night
air, listen to the roll of surf on a distant ledge, mutter $#!%$*& *
halyards, and go back sleep.

--

Roger Long



"~^ beancounter ~^" wrote in message
oups.com...
i consider it common since, to 1st try tying them
off...this "slapping" all night long would be after
tying them down...


Lew Hodgett wrote:
~^ beancounter ~^ wrote:

are ex ternals a lot noisier at night?, say at a mooring,
rocking and "slapping" the mast all night?...

Not if you tie them off in seaman like fashion.

Lew