And as the light fades, the red and orange are indistinguishable from
each other. And even more fading of light and all lines look alike!

I just returned from a 2 day trip with a crew who had to be reminded to
just read the label on top of the clutch to find the line I needed
trimmed or eased. This was a daylight trip. If we had sailed in the
dark the labels would have been of little help unless he held a
flashlight in his teeth.

The previously mentioned tip of knowing your lines well enough to count
them out (port outer, starboard middle, etc) by hand or instruct the
crew which one to use based on the same physical location description
(trim the mainsheet, it's the starboard outside line), seems to be the
best way to go.

I've also found that if you walk your crew through the steps of
following the lines to see where they go and what they do during
pre-sail, they are much more relaxed under way when asked to do something.

Marty

d parker wrote:
The people scream.. "Let the red one out ..the RED one, not the Orange one".
If I was going to have newbie's onboard often, I would have them.

DP

"DG" wrote in message
news:v0fRa.65457$OZ2.11592@rwcrnsc54...

If you know your boat, you should no have to read labels. You should be
able to function when visually impaired (night or heavy rain). I learned

my

unmarked clutches quick and communicate to others by using terms like

Port--

outer, center, inner. There is no mistake. If the label peels off with

out

your knowledge, your novices on board won't undertand your instruction

when

you tell them to release the reefing line.

"William Higinbotham" wrote in message
.net...

My sister just got a used sail boat boat and the markings on the rope
clutches/spinlock are worn badly and she would like to use some type of
label maker to re-label them. Is this feasible? Any suggestions would

be

greatly appriciated. I was thinking of having small plates made at a

sign

shop.
Thank You
William Higinbotham
Bellport, NY