[C38] Listserve Digest, Vol 6, Issue 435

[Philip Sweet]

nipper-   When hauling in an anchor line on old ships,  the line itself was
not run to the capstan. Instead,  nippers were used to grasp the anchor line
and a line to the nipper run to the capstan.  I think they were usually used
in pairs.  Perhaps they reversed the capstan direction each time a nipper
was reset.  This description based on books, I've never seen it done.

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> From: PAUL NOTTE <panotte at shaw.ca>
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> Well Men after sailing with my wife , I have gotten used to hearing things
> like, your not going to raise those white flappy things are you I've got my
> bead work on the table in the kitchen. Why don't you come downstairs and
> help me wipe down the walls and the floor.
>  anyone know what a nipper is ?
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> From: "Craig Steinkraus" <Navion at Charter.net>
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> Paul,   A nipper is term usually applied to a short peice of line used to
> secure a messenger to a larger line. An example is in winter here in
> Minnesota, I replace the halyards with a messenger to pro-long the halyards
> life. The line used to connect the halyard to the messenger is called a
> nipper......
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> Craig Steinkraus
> "Wings" C-38  #280
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>  Well Men after sailing with my wife , I have gotten used to hearing things
> like, your not going to raise those white flappy things are you I've got my
> bead work on the table in the kitchen. Why don't you come downstairs and
> help me wipe down the walls and the floor.
>    anyone know what a nipper is ?
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> From: William Knowles <whk1965 at gmail.com>
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> A nipper is what comes out of a flask, could be RUM or with my ski club
> Southern Comfort.
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> On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 6:14 PM, PAUL NOTTE <panotte at shaw.ca> wrote:
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> > Well Men after sailing with my wife , I have gotten used to hearing
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> > like, your not going to raise those white flappy things are you I've got
> my
> > bead work on the table in the kitchen. Why don't you come downstairs and
> > help me wipe down the walls and the floor.
> >   anyone know what a nipper is ?
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