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Salt & Tar: Ep.172- Bending the Mizzen
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Salt & Tar: Ep.172- Bending the Mizzen
Bending a sail: to secure a sail to a spar before hoisting. Bend On ~ To tie onto or fasten. Garrett completes the last of the changes and additions to the boom and gaff. Persevering through the cold, damp weather. Then together we work on permanently secu...
Salt & Tar: Ep.157- Bending the Mainsail
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Salt & Tar: Ep.157- Bending the Mainsail
Bending a sail means securing/rigging a sail to the spars. We get a majority of the lines, shackles, and blocks situated. Garrett hoists the mainsail so many times, trying to beat his reefing times, I lost count. Like a child again the joy is clear. Apolog...
Salt & Tar: Ep.137- Belay Me, Honey
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Salt & Tar: Ep.137- Belay Me, Honey
Thanks for watching everyone! ~Ruthie p.s. if you’re near the SF Bay Area and would like to volunteer you can reach us here: saltandtarcrew@gmail.com. Let us know your experience and what you’re comfortable doing. We’ll get back to you as soon as we...
Salt & Tar: Ep.135- Inspired by Norwegian Rescue Boats
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Salt & Tar: Ep.135- Inspired by Norwegian Rescue Boats
Colin Archer designed Norwegian Rescue Boats are a thing of beauty. The oldest, built in 1893, is still sailing today! https://www.colinarcher.no/ Originally, we were going to use dead eyes for our mizzen shrouds (and may still in the future) but are takin...
Salt & Tar: Ep.115- Lanyard-ing the Dead Eyes
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Salt & Tar: Ep.115- Lanyard-ing the Dead Eyes
Thanks for watching everyone! Many thanks and much love, Ruthie https://saltandtar.org/ https://www.patreon.com/saltandtar ----- pledge per episode https://www.paypal.me/saltandtar --------- one-time donation p.s. Also, thank you for watching/tolerating ...
Salt & Tar: Episode 91-Brummel Splice for the Bottom Dead Eye
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Salt & Tar: Episode 91-Brummel Splice for the Bottom Dead Eye
Come join us back on the boat as we continue our rigging. Our main focus is how we're going to secure the bottom dead eye to the chainplate. Instead of a metal strap or bar we're mixing in some modern material. Layering up Dyneema then serving it together ...
Salt & Tar: Episode 89-Who’s Charlie
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Salt & Tar: Episode 89-Who’s Charlie
"I got a plan, I have a plan," said Charlie, and 24 years later he proved it. For obvious reasons, we love hearing from those who have actually built a boat from the ground up. I wanted to share Charlie's story because it so closely mirrors our own. No mat...