howardclark
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How do you make them?
Baggywrinkles
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Mirelle
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Dead easy. Description in Hiscock, with photos, but meanwhile, take two lengths of twine and set them taut, parallel, about half an inch apart. Take a length of dead rope )natural fibre best, of course, but cheap ahiry polypropylene does well - nylon and Terylene are too soft - and cut it into six inch lengths. Taking one yarn at a time, middle it and cow hitch it round the two lengths of twine. Do the same with the next three hundred or so, pushing them together, until you have about a couple of feet of hairy caterpillar.
Undo the two lengths of twine, tie them onto the length of rigging that concerns you, and wind round and round creating a bottlebrush effect. Tie ends off and there you are.
Undo the two lengths of twine, tie them onto the length of rigging that concerns you, and wind round and round creating a bottlebrush effect. Tie ends off and there you are.
halcyon
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Thank you, must have one of te few plastic yachts with baggywrinkle.
Unfortunatly it's starting to look rough, and would like to keep her in her current state, a bit of a odd ball 27 footer with 2 trans Atlantics under her keel.
Know now were to start.
Brian
Unfortunatly it's starting to look rough, and would like to keep her in her current state, a bit of a odd ball 27 footer with 2 trans Atlantics under her keel.
Know now were to start.
Brian
howardclark
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many thanks - my next few evenings will be fully occupied!
Forbsie
New member
Re: Hang on a minute...
Don't leave the uninitiated in suspense!
What on earth is a Baggywrinkle?
Don't leave the uninitiated in suspense!
What on earth is a Baggywrinkle?
halcyon
Well-known member
Re: Hang on a minute...
It's a raggie thing !!!!!
Well hairy anyway.
Brian
It's a raggie thing !!!!!
Well hairy anyway.
Brian
ccscott49
Active member
Re: Hang on a minute...
Don't ask! They are hairy and for the most part unesscessary!
Don't ask! They are hairy and for the most part unesscessary!
Forbsie
New member
Re: Hang on a minute...
Well they didn't have them on the Dragon I used to sail on, unless you're talking about Peter and Nigel they are hairy and very wrinkly!
But then again they were very necessary as I couldn't sail it on my own which is probably why I have a stinkpot now.
So am I going to have to write a letter to Classic Boat in order to find out what a Baggywrinkle is? Shame they don't offer a bottle of gin like PBO, they may have felt sorry for me.
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Well they didn't have them on the Dragon I used to sail on, unless you're talking about Peter and Nigel they are hairy and very wrinkly!
But then again they were very necessary as I couldn't sail it on my own which is probably why I have a stinkpot now.
So am I going to have to write a letter to Classic Boat in order to find out what a Baggywrinkle is? Shame they don't offer a bottle of gin like PBO, they may have felt sorry for me.
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howardclark
Active member
Re: Hang on a minute...
baggywrinkles are messes of loose fibre that you wrap around wire stays to stop chafe (on sails). As I'm putting on weight I'm considering a variant for sailing shorts!
baggywrinkles are messes of loose fibre that you wrap around wire stays to stop chafe (on sails). As I'm putting on weight I'm considering a variant for sailing shorts!
