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Subject: [Leica] BOATING PAD - Spritsail Dinghy
From: r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard Taylor)
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:20:16 -0400
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Sonny is right on the money, actually.  See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snotter

Regards,

Dick



On Aug 23, 2009, at 8:21 AM, Sonny Carter wrote:

> Not really, if your snotter isn't right, your sail won't be right,  
> and no
> one will take pictures of your boat!  (Unless you have the right girl
> aboard!!)
>
> On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 5:42 AM, Nathan Wajsman  
> <photo at frozenlight.eu>wrote:
>
>> You're talking rubbish, mate!
>>
>> :-)
>>
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>>
>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>>
>>
>>
>> On Aug 21, 2009, at 9:07 PM, Sonny Carter wrote:
>>
>> My P'dincle is sprit rigged, and the mast on the 17 foot boat is  
>> but 8
>>> feet
>>> tall.
>>>
>>> So, we usually row out past  harbor traffic, step the mast, raise  
>>> the
>>> main,
>>> stick one end of the sprit into the peak, and the other into the  
>>> snotter,
>>> raise the jib, and trim by the main sheet, jib sheet, then tighten  
>>> down
>>> the
>>> snooter to get a clean line on the main.
>>>
>>> If a blow comes up, all you have to do is loosen the snotter, pull  
>>> out the
>>> sprit, and you've effectively shortened sail by half!  As others  
>>> have
>>> pointed out, no boom headachers.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 10:17 AM, Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor at 
>>> comcast.net
>>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> ... with senorita.   That's pronounced spritz-zel, BTW.  This  
>>> simple rig
>>>> goes way, way back to Roman times, was a common feature on Thames  
>>>> barges,
>>>> and was commonly used for small dinghies on Cape Cod in the early- 
>>>> part of
>>>> the 20th Century.  It's an easy boat to rig or stow since at the  
>>>> end of
>>>> the
>>>> day the sail is "brailed" (rolled) up against the sprit and mast,
>>>> everything
>>>> tied together and the mast unstepped and dropped into the boat.
>>>>
>>>> This one looks like a recent replica of an much older sailing dory
>>>> design.
>>>> Check out the low, curving tiller.  If that doesn't rise, (it  
>>>> looks like
>>>> it does but I've run across a few boats where it doesn't) this  
>>>> boat would
>>>> be
>>>> hellish to hold down in any kind of a blow.  In the 5-10 knot  
>>>> breeze we
>>>> had
>>>> this day the boat balanced perfectly with the senorita, er, crew  
>>>> sitting
>>>> in
>>>> the boat.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/?g2_page=5
>>>> or
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/nbswky
>>>>
>>>> D300, etc.
>>>>
>>>> C&C always welcome.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Dick
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Sonny
>>> http://www.sonc.com
>>> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/
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>>> (+31.754164,-093.099080)
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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>>> without a
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>>>
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>
>
>
> -- 
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://www.sonc.com
> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> (+31.754164,-093.099080)
>
> USA
>
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In reply to: Message from r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard Taylor) ([Leica] BOATING PAD - Spritsail Dinghy)
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