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What is this "pin" thing called?
are you sure the belaying pin is used for tightening
the rope? I regularly sail a brigantine and a tradional sloop which both use hooks on the deck. the normal way I thought the ropes were tightened was by one person pulling (out and downwards) above the hood and another person as the 'tail' who holds the rope coming up from the hook tight. the belaying pin is only used to make fast the rope when it is tight enough. I belive the belaying pin would not have enough strength to be used for this unless it was one of those new metal ones. Vince Brannigan wrote in message ... Brian Sharrock wrote: "Mike1" wrote in message ... In old "pirate" movies, you'll sometimes see, during a fight, a man pull out a special-shaped wooden pin or club and use it as a weapon. Sometimes he has one or more on him, but often he yanks it from a mounting bracket on the rail of the ship (where there appear to be many of things, for, I presume, tying down lines to tack the sails). Question: Do these pins have a specific name? Answer: Yes! -couldn't resist the temptation to Question: what is the specific name for the items discussed? Answer: Belaying pins. Ropes, line, halyards, sheets etc, etc, are belayed onto the appropriate pin so that the rope-work looks tiddly and Bristol fashion and that the crew can fumble in the dark and select the correct piece of string. Note that the rope-work is _not_ tied-off in a knot or bend which may jam but they are wound around the head of the pin and the tail of the pin - belayed - then the remaining length is coiled and handed onto to head of the pin. Hope that helps -- Brian almost there Belaying pins actually function as a machine. The pin protudes through the pin rail. the "rope" comes down vertically past the pinrail and a "turn" is takn around the tail of the pin. This changes the angle of pull 90 degrees and allows more people to pull on the rope than if it just came down vertically. The rope can also be attached to a windlass. Friction between the rope and the pin rail adds to the work load, but in a trained crew is also used to grab the rope while you change hands or tie off the rope. the rope is tied off by taking a "hitch" in the rope in which the standing part is crossed over itself and dropped over the top of the pin. Pulling on the rope tightens down the "belay knot" (yes its a knot) on the head of the pin if the load is very heavy and you need more friction you can take a second belay by taking a second turn aroun the tail and making a "double belay". Vince |
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