Re: Mousing the sister-hooks


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Posted by John Nichols on March 27, 2008 at 13:44:17 from 165.91.197.54 user Mcneacail.

In Reply to: Mousing the sister-hooks posted by Mike Field on March 27, 2008 at 03:21:25:

However, this begs the question of where, on any of the dinghies in AR's books, sister-hooks would be located. If indeed there were any and Nancy's quote wasn't just a form of "showing off" to the rookies, then the only use I can think of for them would be to attach the yard to the traveller (which is normally itself a hook anyway, and can therefore accept a simple eye.) This would have meant that the sister-hooks were stropped to the yard, which to me would be overkill for any boat this size, when a simple wrought iron eye permanently bolted to the yard (or a lizard stropped to it -- more questions!) -- would have been a more likely proposition.


Never underestimate the power of an old boat builder, like my brother, to make use of anything to hand as long as he doesn't have to reach into his pocket. Teh sisterhooks may have been a gentle poke by AR to all the old boat builders of the world.

We would use a shackle now.


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