Frank Burroughs Posted May 8 #1 Posted May 8 Are these terms interchangeable? Keith Black 1 Quote https://fbinkslinger.net
ccoyle Posted May 8 #2 Posted May 8 The term spars includes both masts and yards. Keith Black, mtaylor, Frank Burroughs and 1 other 4 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
Keith Black Posted May 8 #3 Posted May 8 (edited) Frank, kinda, see the below. The way I understand the explanation, it depends on how the sails are rigged whether it's a yard or spar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yard_(sailing)#:~:text=The spar at the head,the original square-rig yard. Edited May 8 by Keith Black mtaylor and Frank Burroughs 2 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
popeye2sea Posted May 8 #4 Posted May 8 5 hours ago, ccoyle said: The term spars includes both masts and yards. To put this another way. Yard is a subset of Spar. The definition of a spar is a round wood or metal pole. Some items that can be called spars: Booms Gaffs Yards Masts Spreaders Pig Sticks Whiskers Marlinspike ( the dolphin striker, not the hand-held one for rope work) Regards, Henry Keith Black, CPDDET, Frank Burroughs and 1 other 4 Quote Henry Laissez le bon temps rouler ! Current Build: Le Soleil Royal Completed Build: Amerigo Vespucci
paul ron Posted May 8 #5 Posted May 8 never gave it much thought and used them interchangeably. but im sure there must be a technical difference. 🤔 mtaylor, Keith Black and Frank Burroughs 3 Quote
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