[TheForge] Tackle terminology?

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Great, they replace one racial epithet with another.......

Charles

Dave Brown wrote:

> At 12:04 02/22/04, you wrote:
>
>> I was a little surprised to see this.  Has anyone ever heard
>> the term "nigger head" applied to a portion of a guy derrick?
>
>
> Also known as a "Gypsy". It's a small auxiliary drum usually fitted on 
> one or both ends of a winch or windlass. To use one, take one or more 
> turns with the bight of the rope around the drum and take in or pay 
> out the slack of the free end.  In the picture in the link you sent 
> it's part of the donkey engine and windlass set up shown at the bottom 
> left.
>
> Dave Brown
> Schooner Star II (former owner)
>