Date:Sat, 26 Aug 2006 02:41:40 -0400
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Subject:Re: of pig-sticks
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John A. Wolf dba/BONEHENGE MUSIC
1247 McKinley Ave.
Rock Hill, Mo. 63119-1161
Phone: (314) 962-3266 Fax: (314) 968-9466
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Dear catters:
Is it necessary to use a pig-stick to fly a burgee? I'm
planning to buy an Assn. pennant, and my M-18 has a flag halyard w/
cleat on forestay. I figured on attaching the halyard to the eyes on
the burgee itself....wrong?
Yours Sincerely,
John A. Wolf
Rock Hill, St. Louis County, MO.
On Aug 25, 2006, at 3:41 PM, john parker wrote:
> I have a pig-stick from bete-fleming as well, this is how I
> attached mine:
> one end is held with a bow-line on the brass eye and the other end
> is attached with a rolling hitch in that skinny -carved- out part,
> of the stick, to help hold it.
>
> john
>
>
> On Aug 25, 2006, at 10:04 AM, Ken Katz wrote:
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>
>> Dear cat pack members,
>>
>> With my new Bete-Fleming pig-stick in hand, I tried to figure
>> out the method of pig-stick use to no avail. I have checked the
>> archives in which pig-sticks have been described, but that didn't
>> help either. To wit: the Bete-Fleming straight wood shaft non-
>> fouling piggie has one eye-screw on the base. From this I surmise
>> that only one-attachment is made between the burgee halyard and
>> the pig-stick? If so, then what? I can imagine hauling it up to
>> the top-mast cheek-block, but not how to get it upright with only
>> one attachment at the base. I admit a lack of imagination, but I
>> am very eager to have my CBA burgee flying this weekend.
>>
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> ken
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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