And This Weeks Quiz ...

[Bootneck]

And this weeks Nautical quiz for a laugh is :

1. Best knot for securing RIB to anchor line in fast flow river / Estuary and why ?

2. Pro's and cons of three and four bladed props ?

3. Rule of twelfths (Re tides) second hour rise and fall ?

4. Admiral Beaufort's notation for gale ?

5. Regimental slow march of the Royal Marines ?

BootNeck

[Alice]

Originally Posted by Bootneck

And this weeks Nautical quiz for a laugh is :

1. Best knot for securing RIB to anchor line in fast flow river / Estuary and why ?

2. Pro's and cons of three and four bladed props ?

3. Rule of twelfths (Re tides) second hour rise and fall ?

4. Admiral Beaufort's notation for gale ?

5. Regimental slow march of the Royal Marines ?

BootNeck

1. Bowline with a halfhitch to lock. Coz' it'll come undone.

2. Four bladers are gimmicky nonsense.

As for the others...................................... ..

[Paul F]

5. Used to be Globe and Laurel, now Preobrajensky.
Thought i would answer the harder one.
Paul

[Pete7]

Originally Posted by Bootneck

5. Regimental slow march of the Royal Marines ?
BootNeck

Waltzing Matilda ?

Pete

[Bootneck]

Ptete 7 Naa.. The Australian Marines are Landlubbers with shotguns !

Paul F ; Spot on !

Alice ; must try harder 3/10

Come on people...lets have 5/5

BootNeck

[jyasaki]

1. Cleat hitch on a cleat is quickest and easiest, assuming you have a cleat. I used to use a butterfly knot to a carabiner to a D-ring in the SIB. Butterfly knot because it's quick to tie, doesn't slip, and unties easily.

2. 4 blades generally will give you slightly better hole shot (greater blade area) at the expense of top end. Kind of subjective, though, as you can't determine whether the differences are 3 vs 4 blades or the shape of the blades themselves.

3. Still trying to figure out the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, so haven't gotten to tides yet. In any case, the tides around here (Central California) are a little less extreme than yours, so it's not as important here.

4. Was Gale his wife?

5. Huh?

jky

[benc]

Originally Posted by Bootneck

3. Rule of twelfths (Re tides) second hour rise and fall ?

1st hour water rises by 1/12
2nd hour water rises by 2/12
3rd hour water rises by 3/12

then the reverse on the way out..