bring back the hammock

[Greenheart]

Mr Chapman said:
Mother in law in her hammock:-
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Why does that give me ideas?

I have heard of people falling from hammocks. Mid-ocean. It HAS happened...

DEAR ME, WHY IS IT SO HARD TO COPY PHOTOS FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER?

 

[Greenheart]

Mother in law in her hammock:-

People have fallen from hammocks, mid ocean...

GRRR! That was very nearly funny! WHY IS IT SO FREAKIN' HARD TO COPY PHOTOS FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER?

 

[westernman]

Wonder if you could sling one on a charter boat between the mast and forestay?

Don't see why not. You would have to undo it of course before tacking - unless you don't like you mother in law

 

[prv]

Reminds me that years ago I read that somebody once invented a passenger ship in which the entire passenger accomodation was gimballed.

Apparently it was not a success.

The problem being, of course, that you can gimbal as much as you like but the whole ship is still going to move bodily up and down and side to side.

Pete

 

[Babylon]

...Why was it that I always got 3 'till 4???

I think you'll find the answer to that lies in your earlier post...

 

[Ruffles]

Wonder if you could sling one on a charter boat between the mast and forestay?

I sling mine under the spin pole. You can then adjust port and starboard for the best sun bathing.

 

[st599]

I sling mine under the spin pole. You can then adjust port and starboard for the best sun bathing.

OK I'm persuaded. I've just ordered a travel hammock (the bright orange one was 40% less than any sane colour). I shall report back.

 

[chriscoreline]

OK I'm persuaded. I've just ordered a travel hammock (the bright orange one was 40% less than any sane colour). I shall report back.

remember, if your racing in light airs you could probably tie it to the boat-hook and a stay, using it as a bispoke cheating spiniker.

its probably best to 'de-stage' the mother-in-law first, another problem solved by the boat-hook.

 

[Tommyrot]

Yes - one of the small Newbridge boats came with a hammock as standard so that they could claim it had three berths.

Pete

The Coromandel, actually sold as a 4 berth!
V berth, quarter berth and hammock, as well as a separate heads compartment...
In the original brochures they "forgot" to fit the mast, making it look even bigger.

2 is a squeeze. Heads compartment and quarter berth are used for storage.