Baggywrinkle
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Baggywrinkle
a home-made device designed to prevent chafe on sails from the lifts, stays, and crosstrees during long periods of sailing. It is made by stretching two lengths of marline at a convenient working height and cutting old manila rope into lengths of about 10 centimetres (4 in.) which are then unlaid. The strands are then laid across the two lengths of marline, the ends bent over and brought up between the two lengths, pulled tight, and pushed up against other pieces similarly worked, to provide a long length of bushy material. This is then cut into suitable lengths and served round wire and spars wherever there is a danger of these coming in contact with the sails.019920568X.baggywrinkle.1.jpgBggywrinkle in the making
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Baggywrinkle
Baggywrinkle is a soft covering for cables (or any other obstructions) to reduce sail chafe. There are many points in the rig of a large sailing ship where the sails come into contact with the standing rigging; unprotected sails would soon develop holes at the points of contact. Baggywrinkle provides a softer wearing surface for the sail.
Baggywrinkle is made from short pieces of yarn cut from old lines that have been taken out of service. Two parallel lengths of marline are stretched between fixed points, and the lengths of yarn are attached using a hitch called a "railroad sennit". This creates a long, shaggy fringe which, when the marline is wound around a cable, becomes a large hairy cylinder.
References
- Hervey Garrett Smith (October 1990). The Arts of the Sailor: Knotting, Splicing and Ropework. Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-26440-8.
- Twain Braden (May 2003). The Handbook of Sailing Techniques: Professional Tips, Expert Advice, Essential Skills. The Lyons Press. ISBN 1-58574-644-4.
External links
- [1] The Arts of the Sailor on Google Books
- [2] The Handbook of Sailing Techniques on Google Books
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