RETEP Posted July 28, 2016 Share #1 Posted July 28, 2016 does any member have any info on the use of the 7 white canvas bags on the stern of the constitution above the captans boat. what are they for? what are they called? any info would be helpful e-mail rich42pd@comcast.net thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtosail Posted July 28, 2016 Share #2 Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) I just saw those on the Model Expo plans recently. I think they said they held life lines. I am not sure in what era they were added to the ship though. Edited July 28, 2016 by usedtosail mtaylor, RETEP and Canute 3 Quote - Tom - Current Build: Vanguard Speedy Completed: Vanguard Duchess of Kingston, Stove Project, Ships Wheel Project, NRG Capstan Project, Billings Half Moon, Dumas Chris Craft 1938 27' Triple Cockpit Barrel Back, Panart Santa Lucia , Model Shipways Constitution , MS Bounty Launch , HMS Beagle Member: Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSM Posted July 28, 2016 Share #3 Posted July 28, 2016 Yes, they are ropes that can be let out to help sailors climb into the boat in the water below. RETEP, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote From about as far from the ocean as you can get in North America! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbshan Posted July 28, 2016 Share #4 Posted July 28, 2016 I saw years ago a reference to life lines being kept on top of the quarter galleries. These included a length of line and a life ring. I wonder if these might be a similar thing, stuffed into a bag. Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Joel Sanborn http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9953-lexington-by-jbshan-dlumberyard-164-from-the-seaways-practicum-by-clay-feldman/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye2sea Posted August 2, 2016 Share #5 Posted August 2, 2016 Also known as man ropes or monkey lines. Regards, mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Henry Laissez le bon temps rouler ! Current Build: Le Soleil Royal Completed Build: Amerigo Vespucci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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