Tink:
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Landlubbers call them ropes, they're called lines! TnT
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Sorry to disappoint, sailors call them sheets.

Wilf

BCITORGB wrote:
Tink:
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Landlubbers call them ropes, they're called lines! TnT
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Sorry to disappoint, sailors call them sheets.

Wilf

And then there are painters!

Somewhere I say a website that described all the different lines with
their corresponding names on a 4-masted ship. Pretty amazing.

Of course being land locked and icebound will make a land lubber out of
most sane men. Hopefully for KMAN's sake the ice melts soon! TnT

Tink hopes:
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Of course being land locked and icebound will make a land lubber out of
most sane men. Hopefully for KMAN's sake the ice melts soon! TnT
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But I think he should fix those broken pic links on his website first
;-) frayed sheets/line/ropes can wait.

Wilf

BCITORGB wrote:
Tink hopes:
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Of course being land locked and icebound will make a land lubber out
of
most sane men. Hopefully for KMAN's sake the ice melts soon! TnT
=========

But I think he should fix those broken pic links on his website first
;-) frayed sheets/line/ropes can wait.

Wilf

Granted there is alot up his way that needs to be fixed, might as well
fix the broken links first. Those being his contact with the rest of us
sane folk out here. TnT

Tink, I'm pleased to report the contraption is "together" and it bears
my signatu "workmanship like crap". However, I think, with a few
modifications, it'll work just fine.

For example, the U-bolts to attach to the existing factory r-rack: well
they worked in theory (story of my life), but when I got it up on the
roof it looked like Plan B, with slightly different sized U-bolts,
would have to be activated.

I've got two 7.5' longitudinal 2x4's with two 2x6 cross pieces (with
hull curvature cut into them) plus one 2x3 (hey, that's what I had
lying around the back 40) cross piece right at the front of the
contraption.

I'm quite pleased with my cut-out bits as there's nary a sliver of
light (OK, OK, a sliver or two) between the hull and the 2x6 cross
pieces. Once I glue some foam to that, I think it'll be awesome.

The middle cross piece is directly under the middle bulwark and the aft
cross piece is about 2" from the aft bulwark (given the configuration
of the factory r-rack, that's the best I could do).

The forward cross piece (2x3) is about 2.5' in front of the mid one,
and provides some nice extra support so that I don't have the feeling
that the front will be flopping about (there'll still be about 6' out
front of that which is unsupported).

Once I got it together, I was pleased to note that it really wasn't
that heavy and could easily be popped on to the roof.

A few things to do yet: gotta get some brackets to lend stability to
the frame, glue on the foam, drill some holes for ropes.... finito!

Although I have a feeling that there'll be no end to this.

Wilf

BCITORGB wrote:
Tink, I'm pleased to report the contraption is "together" and it
bears
my signatu "workmanship like crap". However, I think, with a few
modifications, it'll work just fine.

For example, the U-bolts to attach to the existing factory r-rack:
well
they worked in theory (story of my life), but when I got it up on the
roof it looked like Plan B, with slightly different sized U-bolts,
would have to be activated.

I've got two 7.5' longitudinal 2x4's with two 2x6 cross pieces (with
hull curvature cut into them) plus one 2x3 (hey, that's what I had
lying around the back 40) cross piece right at the front of the
contraption.

I'm quite pleased with my cut-out bits as there's nary a sliver of
light (OK, OK, a sliver or two) between the hull and the 2x6 cross
pieces. Once I glue some foam to that, I think it'll be awesome.

The middle cross piece is directly under the middle bulwark and the
aft
cross piece is about 2" from the aft bulwark (given the configuration
of the factory r-rack, that's the best I could do).

The forward cross piece (2x3) is about 2.5' in front of the mid one,
and provides some nice extra support so that I don't have the feeling
that the front will be flopping about (there'll still be about 6' out
front of that which is unsupported).

Once I got it together, I was pleased to note that it really wasn't
that heavy and could easily be popped on to the roof.

A few things to do yet: gotta get some brackets to lend stability to
the frame, glue on the foam, drill some holes for ropes.... finito!

Although I have a feeling that there'll be no end to this.

Wilf

One of my favorite quotes,

"I love it when a plan comes together!" -Hannibal Hayes of the A-Team.

Sounds pretty good, you spent a little time, a little money, used some
old wood 2x's that were lying around, drilled a little, probably
expleted a little, and you feel better about life in general. Now you
are almost ready to go kayaking in style. Well maybe not in style, but
we won't tell anyone else! TnT

On 1-Apr-2005, "BCITORGB" wrote:

Sorry to disappoint, sailors call them sheets.

Nope - TnT is right - they are lines. Sheets are specific
types of lines - they are attached to the clew of a sail and
are used to control the sail. Guys are attached to the tack
of a sail and halyards are attached to the heads of sails.
This terminology for triangular sails - rectangular (or more
generally, four sided) sails use slightly different names.

There's lots of other lines too.

Mike

Mike:
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Nope - TnT is right - they are lines. Sheets are specific
types of lines
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Yeah, I know. But as an ex-sailor I had to be the smart-ass.

Wilf

BCITORGB wrote:
Mike:
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Nope - TnT is right - they are lines. Sheets are specific
types of lines
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Yeah, I know. But as an ex-sailor I had to be the smart-ass.

Wilf

Wilf, therein lies the problem, this NG is for paddle craft. The sailor
are three doors down and on the right. The only things sheets are good
for around here is to wrap yourself up in with the honey, and snuggle!
TnT

On 1-Apr-2005, "Tinkerntom" wrote:

Wilf, therein lies the problem, this NG is for paddle craft.

Actually, sailing paddlecraft is well within this newsgroup's
domain. I have a sailing kayak (old one that needs to be
repaired - picked up really cheap) complete with both main
and jib and two lee-boards. Lots of folk sail canoes as
well.

Mike