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Buzz Maring
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Initially Posted - 09/07/2005 :  13:02:08  Show Profile
Hi everyone,

I was just reading an article in "Sail" magazine about anchoring. There is a line in the article that reads, "... bend the anchor to the rode ..." WHAT

I assume they mean "secure" the anchor to the rode, as with a shackle ... is that right?

Thanks for the help!
Buzz Maring

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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 09/07/2005 :  13:15:13  Show Profile
Buzz - the anchor stays intact - "bend" is an old-fashioned way of saying "tie it on"!!
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 09/07/2005 :  13:32:45  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
Have you heard the term "bend on a sail"? It is the correct lingo for "installing" a sail on a boat. I am not sure of its etymology but it surely arises from a very old sailing technology. Remember that a "bend" is a class of knots and sails used to be attached with line rather than gaffs or other hardware.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 09/07/2005 :  13:48:37  Show Profile
The word must be rope related...

<b>Bender</b><i> n.</i>(ben-der') - To tie one on.
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 09/07/2005 :  15:15:07  Show Profile
Don - that's a good one! I'm FOFLMDFHO !!
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At Ease
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Response Posted - 09/07/2005 :  15:50:45  Show Profile
Here is the definition from Marisafe specifically for anchors:
"Bending shackle:
Hardware for connecting chain rode or cable to the anchor ring."

For nautical definitions: http://www.marisafe.com/resources/boatdictionary.asp?vmcid=41&vmpid=16
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PamC
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Response Posted - 09/07/2005 :  17:45:59  Show Profile
Thanks Bert!

A helpful link indeed!
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Kas
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Response Posted - 09/08/2005 :  07:40:04  Show Profile
Here' one from another helpful source...

"Fluke - The portion of an anchor that digs securely into the bottom, holding the boat in place; also, any occasion when this occurs on the first try."
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http://www.boatersdream.com/libarticles.cfm?ArticleID=175& CFID=2937232& CFTOKEN=74950425
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John V.
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Response Posted - 09/08/2005 :  10:50:02  Show Profile  Visit John V.'s Homepage
The word has its roots in the Old English "bendan" meaning to to confine with a string. derivations include the verb to "bind" or the noun "band". there are many variations that come to mind as "abandon" untie, to publish the bands of marriage, a wedding band (not the polka queens) "Bond" as in the bonds of friendship. I'll have to ask my latin scholar daughter but as so much of old english is peppered with latin it may have its etymological roots in latin or ancient Greek.
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