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8th May 2010, 10:56 PM #16
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Of course not Al. Some live in Newcastle & Wollongong.
Originally Posted by ausie
Fortunately, the Sandstone Curtain keeps most of the rest of Oz safely isolated.
sorry.. couldn't resist. Spoke to a bloke in a call centre in Paramatta the other
day who didn't know where "Doo... bo..... Doo-bo..... Doobo?" is (spelt 'Dubbo').
25 years old, and no, he wasn't from another country, nor even another state.
But returning to boating & lug rigs...
Here's a pic of mine with a prusik. As you can see, the hitch is being pulled
sideways along the spar, but it doesn't shift.
cheers
AJ
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9th May 2010, 05:32 PM #17
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Thanks AJ,I know now that to use this rig I need a taller mast as the block comes up hard against the deadeye before the sail is in tension.So I'll stay with the original rig which,incidently is fine,I was curious to try a different approach.
Lazy jacks are installed & it's all system go!
I'm familliar with roping techniques having done a fair bit in the 60s & 70s in the military when our gear was not quite as sophisticated as some I've seen lately.(Parachutes are a lot flasher these days too!)
I use either a rolling hitch or topsail halyard bend, which are both good traditional methods that work well,when rigging the yard.
Also,it is with trepidation that I mention that my wife's family are Adelaiders so I know how you lot think!...she even pronounces "school" as "skl" & other wierd things just like you lot!
See you at Goolwa next year perhaps?...might even drag Ladybug over the Hay Plains & drop her in your pond.
Al.
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