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Old August 17th 05, 10:43 AM
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Bootleg Dick schreef:

I am seeking leads or other information on hoe to make a rope ladder (or
ratline) like one sees on ships hundreds of years old.




Hello Dick,

something like this?

http://www.ele-ele.com/culture/knotname9.htm

or classic ratlines that form a weave like this (on the left)?

http://www.esys.org/gofo/ruder1.jpg

these are knotted with clove hitches around the vertical rigging
and the ends are spiced loops, tied to the rigging with seizings
(or the entire ratline is seized to the rigging)
use a spreader while knotting,
the ratlines should not tie the rigging towards eachother

you are rigging a ship?

Ben

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