Sure - You probably do it all the time - a good example would be a dock line where you take a half turn around a cleat to take the load and grab the line between the cleat and the boat, and pull at 90deg, then take up the slack with the running end. It’s a simple way to increase mechanical advantage.
The expression was used on STV pathfinder when I was a teenager. (Late 70s early 80’s) It means rather that pulling directly on a line, you pulllaterally, then tailing the slack created. This was how the yards and halyards would be given their final hoist. There was typically a turning block on deck, and one or two crewmembers ‘horsed’ on the line while another tailed with the line around a belaying pin on the pinrail. This may also be known as ‘sweating’ the line up/in. Not sure about that though. https://www.canadianyachting.ca/news-and-events/current/4363-the-brigantine-pathfinder-retires Using this method against the The ratcheting block on the furling line helps me get the first few feet of sail furled when the wind is blowing. Dave Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 15, 2021, at 9:30 AM, Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Sorry, I don't know the reference "horse and tail" regarding the furler line, > and I couldn't find it using a Google search. > > Would you explain further please? > > Bruce Whitmore > 1994 C&C 37/40+ > "Astralis" > Madeira Beach, FL > (847) 404-5092 > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
