Legel (shipping)
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A spliced loop or a correspondingly incorporated ring made of cordage on the leech of a sail is referred to as a legel (also known as Lägel or Lögel) . It is used to attach certain lines to the sail, or the sail to a spar.
history
Originally Legel consist of a short, the bolt rope or around the bolt rope around the spliced length of line, but they can also consist of wire or of solid material such. B. from wooden or metal rings. If necessary, it is reinforced with a thimble . There are many ways to attach leg levers to the sail. Legel were mainly used in traditional sailing ships. On modern sailing ships, gatchen mostly serve the same purpose.
Distinction
Stagreiter can be very similar to the classic Legeln and are sometimes also referred to as Legel or Lögel, depending on the design. In particular, metal brackets which are intended for use as stag riders on traditional sailing ships (or corresponding model construction) are offered in the trade as "Lögel". Pierer's Universal-Lexikon (1857–1865) expressly differentiates between "Lägel" and "Süger: the wooden rings of the staysail, with which they go up and down on the stay"
Clews can Legeln sometimes be similar in function and structure, but are usually much more stable and performed complicated and will not be referred to as Legel.
literature
- George Buchanan: The Traditional Boat Repair Guide , ISBN 3-613-50406-5 .
- Alfred Dudszus: The great book of ship types , ISBN 3-613-50058-2 .
- Clifford W. Ashley: The Ashley Book of Knots , ISBN 3-89225-527-X .
- Darcy Lever: The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor , ISBN 0-486-40220-7 .
- HA Pierer Universal Lexicon , 4th edition, 1857–1865.
- Otto Lueger: Lexicon of all technology , 2nd edition, 1904–1920
- Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon , 6th edition, 1905–1909.