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The InterKnot Newsletter of the International Guild of Knot Tyers
North American Branch
April 2010
Up-rigging the Santa Maria – Mains’l - continued
The Santa Maria in summer
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The Santa Maria is located in Columbus, Ohio and is permanently
docked on the Scioto river in downtown Columbus. It commemo-
rates the first European voyage to America by Christopher Colum-
bus and the sailing and operation of the traditional square-rigged
sailing vessels which made the voyage. The Santa Maria is an
educational museum used to teach the importance and impact of
the first voyage as well as the technology of the square-rigged
ship.
This article is continued from January 2010 issue of the InterKnot.
It sure is nice to work on the
main deck and have a gangway
to use. We’re bending the port
side of the mains'l to the main
yardarm. Even though it’s at
the main deck level, the sail is
still heavy to move around.
Knots used for bending the
mains’l to the yardarm are reef
knots.
Bending the mains’l to the main yardarm - Pic: DSC-0287 (L to R) Smitty, Tom, Glenn, Mike
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Bending the mains’l earring to the main yardarm - Pic: DSC-0291 (L to R) Glenn, Gary, Smitty, Tom
We’re bending the port mains'l
earring to the main yardarm.
Mains’l lift line.
The mains’l brace line goes
horizontally to the right. You
can see the serving we’ve done
on the brace line. The mains’l
lift line goes up at about a 45
degree angle. You can also
see the serving we’ve done on
the lift line.
Mains’l Brace line.
After we’ve bent the main-
s’l to the main yardarm we
have to reef the mains’l.
Here we’re marling the
mains'l to the main yard-
arm. Starting from the
port outboard side and
working in towards the
middle. We’re standing on
the gang way used for the
tourist season while mar-
ling the mains’l.
Rope used for the lines is
Hemp-x. Obtained from
R&W Rope works. Marling the mains’l to the main yardarm - Pic: DSC-0298 (L to R) Mike, Smitty, Gary
Smitty (on the left) and Gary (on
right) are bending the mains’l Parrals
to the main yardarm before hoisting it
to the working position.
Gary has his left hand next to a very
nice example of Round Turn Seizing.
Round Turn Seizing
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(From previous page.)
Parral (or parral): (pronounced “pearls”). A rope loop or sliding collar by which a
yard or spar is held to a mast in such a way that it may be hoisted or lowered.
Etymology: Middle English perel, parelle, short for apparail apparel (rigging)
The round wooden balls are the parrals. The vertical wooden pieces are called
“trucks”.
In normal working
conditions, we would
bend the parrals to
the yardarm only in-
stead of running the
lines around the sail.
However, since the
yardarm goes up to a
stationary position
for the summer, we
run the lines around
the yardarm and sail.
Here I’m tying off
the mains’l parrals.
Bending the mains'l parrals. #2 - Pic: DSC-0309
Marling the mains'l
to the main yardarm.
This is another good
picture of the halyard
bent to the main
yardarm. Knot used
for the halyard is a
Mains’l Halyard
hitch.
Mains’l Halyard
Hitch.
Marling the mains'l to the main yardarm.- Pic: DSC-0280
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The article on up-rigging the Santa Maria will be continued in the next issue of the InterKnot.
I volunteer at the Franklin
County Furniture Bank.
It’s a registered charity
that supplies free furni-
ture to needy families.
The furniture bank re-
ceives “broken boxes”
from furniture stores.
These are damaged furni-
ture crates with furniture
the stores can’t sell.
Our job as volunteers is
to assemble these “broken
box” furniture pieces for A picture of the completed table. It was sold at auction.
use by the furniture bank clients or to be resold at auction.
Recently the furniture bank
received a very nice
wrought iron side table.
Everything was going fine
during assembly until I tried
to assemble the last leg. Be-
cause the wrought iron was
spread out, I had to pull the
leg back into position and
try to drive in the last metal
screw. No matter how I
pushed or pulled, the leg
would spring out of
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position before I could get the screw started! We were short volunteers that day,
so it was just me and the table. Cuss and swear!
However, knotting to the rescue! I carry para-cord for demonstration and prac-
tice. Figuring it would be strong enough to give me the third hand I needed, I
quickly looped it around the table legs, made a modified Trucker’s Hitch and was
able to pull the leg into position long enough to start and tighten the screw.
Problem solved!
The graphic picture at the right
shows how the cord was
wrapped around the table legs.
An Alpine Butterfly knot was
used to create a “pulley”.
The working end was run
through the loop and pulled
tight to pull the legs in.
I used a clove hitch around the
first leg to adjust the tension
so I could start the screw.
Editor’s Note: If you have a practical knotting
solution please send your infor-
mation to [email protected].
I’d like to publish practical knot-
ting solutions.
Subject: Meeting info for New Jersey : Hello there,
I am a new member of the IGKT and found your email in the handbook. I live in New Jersey and would like
very much to get together with some fellow knot enthusiasts to learn something new. Do you know on any
local groups in the New Jersey area that get together?
Contact: Thomas Larkin via his e-mail [email protected]
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