[Public-List] A Rope Question

[Gordon Laco]

Hi there - 

I supplied the rigging to that ship when the restoration was under refit a
while back.  She's quite something, isn't she?

Left-handed refers to the direction of the lay of the three strand.  Yes, it
was made that way sometimes but not often.   There is a long lingering and
cherished mythology about the obscure applications left handed line was put
to, but the reality is that most ships' bosuns didn't have the luxury of the
budget to order rope that way.   Regular laid rope was used all over because
it's what was available.

Please feel free to forward this to the interps.

Cheers - Gord




On 22/10/10 3:42 PM, "Rod Symmes" <weatherhelm at hotmail.com> wrote:

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> Heh,  Gord;
>      We just got back from visiting our daughter in Winnipeg.  One  of our
> touristy trips was to the Manitoba Museum [ great displays ]   .........  and
> then I found the replica of the NONSUCH that the Hudson's Bay Company had
> built and then sailed.  I was just there for a few minutes taking photos and
> chatting with the interpreter [ the girls insist that it was much more than an
> hour !! ]
> I have a "rope" question that I hope you can clear up.   The interpreter said
> that rope was sometimes made "left handed" but admitted he had know idea why.
> Can you shed any light ?   And if you don't object, I will send your response
> on to him.
> 
> Cheers,   Rod
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