"Slug" .. That is such a perculiar word! (To me, anyway!)
In researching the word 'slug' I have found SO many different definitions! They ranged from small bullets to terrestrial gastropods (garden slugs) to a shot of liquor! Excellent! Nope this "slug" is none of those really, although the last one sounds good! (Although after a wee while there might be a slimy mold - but nothing a bit of routine maintenance cannot fix!)
The slugs I'm talking about here are tramp slugs.
Fixing tramps always strike conversations with multihull owners - they are often trying to solve many a problem when it comes to lashing tramps. In many hours of researching we decided to come up with our own trial for the new tramp track that we replaced on the side of Mazuran's hulls. We wanted something that was tidy and most importantly easy to maintain by ourselves. Although a bit fiddly to knot or two were needed, we think it is a good solution and named it the "Invisible Slug" because of the way it disappears into the slot. I suppose "hidden" might have been a better word to use, but "invisible" sounds more mysterious!
In researching the word 'slug' I have found SO many different definitions! They ranged from small bullets to terrestrial gastropods (garden slugs) to a shot of liquor! Excellent! Nope this "slug" is none of those really, although the last one sounds good! (Although after a wee while there might be a slimy mold - but nothing a bit of routine maintenance cannot fix!)
The slugs I'm talking about here are tramp slugs.
Fixing tramps always strike conversations with multihull owners - they are often trying to solve many a problem when it comes to lashing tramps. In many hours of researching we decided to come up with our own trial for the new tramp track that we replaced on the side of Mazuran's hulls. We wanted something that was tidy and most importantly easy to maintain by ourselves. Although a bit fiddly to knot or two were needed, we think it is a good solution and named it the "Invisible Slug" because of the way it disappears into the slot. I suppose "hidden" might have been a better word to use, but "invisible" sounds more mysterious!
Note: Those with limited amount of patience should not try this!
So to those who were wondering about slugs in high heels and red lipstick, or the garden sort, this will hopefully satisfy your curiosity!
Isn't it so sleek and tidy! Pretty flash if you ask me.
The tramps are tapered so they are proving to be quite challenging for the lashing, but I will cover that in a later post. All good fun though!
Nothing like a good challenge.
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