Gatchen
Reffgatchen (20) in a gaff sail . The lower part of the sail is tied to the tree with the reef straps (21), which are inserted through the reef gatches, thereby reducing the area of the sail ( binding reef ).
As Gatchen (also Gatje , Gatjen or Gattchen ) is in the Seemannssprache a small hole in a sail or a cover , respectively. The expression is a diminutive of the nautical term Gat (also Gatt ), which means alley, hole, gate, gap, (narrow) opening.
The gates allow the sail to be attached (attached) to a mast , gaff or tree, for example by means of a reefing line on a tie reef . Tarpaulins are attached by pulling a line through the gates .
The edges are reinforced by thimbles so that gatches do not tear out or chafe .
literature
- K. Schwitalla, U. Scharnow: Lexicon of seafaring . various years, transpress VEB Verlag für Verkehrwesen Berlin, ISBN 3-344-00190-6 .
- Rolf F Zimmermann: Galione, Gattchen and Gezeiten : Angetörntes Seemannsgarn, A. Bernecker-Verlag, 1996, ISBN 3-8706-4104-5 .
- Floris Hin: FANCYWORK ; A practical guide, Delius Klasing Verlag & Co, Bielefeld. Published 1997 by Weltbild. Book no. 035972.
- Ch. Dick, Otto Kretschmer: Manual of the seamanship . tape 2 . ES Miller et al. Sohn, 1902, p. 31 ( Google Books ).
