Thread: Old Time Navy

"A short line attached to the edge of an awning, boat cover, and so on; used to lash the cover to a support."

Yep, looked at that, but it don't help me. I can see its use lashing something up to be stowed, but for the life of me, I can't relate to its use in a hammock. I didn't realise you were an ex-WRN.

Tony

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

Have you tried google

Naval Terminology A-K

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

I'm not...it was merely a suggestion.
Not everyone researches before asking a question

I allways do, you see this is where the net is full of assumptions and we both know what that makes of us....

and besides to have a natter with someone who knows what your talking about is allways better than the cold hard facts..

T

just as an aside--
what was the last Australian ship that hung hammocks??

you pair get on together like two +magnets

G'day,

From what I could delve into, the gantline would be the rope coming off the end of the hammock to which you would secure it to a wall, hammock hook, or even better a palm tree. Gantlines or girtlines go up to a block/pulley in order to allow lifting.

The stop is a term to describe securing a rope unto itself..I guess like a knot.

Nettles are the myriad of small cords that attach the canvas sheet to the ring...see attached pic

Do you have a pic of the hammock?


aew849
04 130HCPU

ex RN 89-97
ex RAN 98-06

Fortunately hammocks were gone by then, instead pusser gave me a bed in a room with floors and walls. Every now and then you could go up to the front verandah by the stairs, talk to the taxi drivers and look at the sea maps.
Can't understand why the mullets/fishheads didn't like the wafu's/birdies....

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

I'll just butt out and mind my own business next time then and if I can help I won't bother eh?

Jeeze NM your touchy... if you can assist why not if you carnt why bother

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

just as an aside--
what was the last Australian ship that hung hammocks??

At a guess that would have been the mebourne...one of the things the RN discovered when the Sheffield wz hit by the Exocet the bunk beds and fome matteress went up very fast an gave off a killer fumes..

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

you pair get on together like two +magnets

I'm one of the most chilled guys I know get on with everone me T

Pedro.
As an ex Phot I know very little of knots or rope stuff, but would say that Sydney may have been the last ship to have hammocks. btw I now know how to tie a bowline thanks to a POH.

happy new year, all!

Originally Posted by aew849

G'day,

From what I could delve into, the gantline would be the rope coming off the end of the hammock to which you would secure it to a wall, hammock hook, or even better a palm tree. Gantlines or girtlines go up to a block/pulley in order to allow lifting.

The stop is a term to describe securing a rope unto itself..I guess like a knot.

Nettles are the myriad of small cords that attach the canvas sheet to the ring...see attached pic

Do you have a pic of the hammock?

aew849
04 130HCPU

ex RN 89-97
ex RAN 98-06

Fortunately hammocks were gone by then, instead pusser gave me a bed in a room with floors and walls. Every now and then you could go up to the front verandah by the stairs, talk to the taxi drivers and look at the sea maps.
Can't understand why the mullets/fishheads didn't like the wafu's/birdies....

Yep I do I got my old mans Manual of Seamanship 1937 issue , in that it says there are 5 stops 3 in the head an 2 in the foot so how would this marry up with "securing a rope unto itself" I get the nettles would these be indevidual from the hammock up to the ring or would they be one continuas length laced through the hammock up to the ring?