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Date Posted: 11:57:10 05/22/03 Thu
Author: Gemma's bad attempt at a joke
Author Host/IP: 203.220.204.237
Subject: I don't know what a mainbrace is.Tell me AFT(er)
In reply to: DistractoGirl *or is my sailing language out...* 's message, "You want to chop up the Mainbrace?" on 11:50:35 05/22/03 Thu


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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Ah ha see i had no idea....in that case...* -- DistractoGirl *lets have a party*, 12:02:04 05/22/03 Thu (172.188.79.242)


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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> *deeply shamed* Y'know it took me a while to get that joke, but it's pretty good. :-) -- BadPenguin-, 12:19:30 05/22/03 Thu (216.80.57.190)

The mainbrace was generally the thickest and strongest line (rope) on the ship and was the primary support for the main mast. Imagine a hemp rope as thick as a man's thigh. If it broke (split) it wasn't replaced, it was repaired (spliced), tying the two ends of the rope together again strand by strand. You can see it was a very difficult and time consuming operation to splice the mainbrace.


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