Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
#1
|
|||
|
|||
How to make a cargo netting for bowsprit?
Hi,
I'd like to learn how to assemble (Knot?) some cargo netting for my bowsprit on my Westsail 32. Are there any good resources for learning how to do this? It's kind of like macrame to me and I'd like to learn how to do it. It would be a nice barrier to prevent the headsail from going into the briny, as well as possibly saving a crewmember from doing the same. Thanks, if you have any ideas, Mark |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
How to make a cargo netting for bowsprit?
If you live around a seaport that has fishing vessels, you could ask someone
there to show you how to build a net.. You are correct, it is a for of macrame and I suspect that macrame craft was developed by sailors and fishermen.. Net making is a form of weaving and knotting. You will need a 'shuttle' to wind your cord on and this passes through the net loops you have already formed. (kinda hard to explain here.) I assume your are wanting to make a net under the bowsprit, between the whisker stays. If you only need netting on the bow pulpit, then you could purchase standard netting from any real fisheries supply house. Or they sell (at an inflated price) netting for lifelines at (rec.) marine hardwares. The lifeline netting is rather light for a net under the bowsprit, so I recommend you make your own or purchase real fish netting and just cut it down to the shape you want. The stuff I got in Mex. was nylon and treated with a black preservative. It stands up very well to exposure to the sun and weather, however I don't think I would want to leave a sail in contact with it for a long period of time. I suspect it would stain the sail. -- My opinion and experience. FWIW Steve s/v Good Intentions |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Just How Safe Do You Feel? | General |