Jun 11, 2014 16:51
10 yrs ago
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Spanish term
sable
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Parts of boat / yacht
SPAIN. In this context, I don't think the glossary entry fits the bill:
"Velas : Mayor entre el primer y el tercer sable ( Parte central )
Foque entre la parte inferior y el primer sable ( foques 1 & 2 )
Spinnaker parte central (S1)"
"Velas : Mayor entre el primer y el tercer sable ( Parte central )
Foque entre la parte inferior y el primer sable ( foques 1 & 2 )
Spinnaker parte central (S1)"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | batten |
Peter Guest
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Proposed translations
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5 mins
Peter Guest
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Specializes in field
Spain
33 yrs Ships, Engineering Marketing
Native in: English 
Works in: Catalan to English, Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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batten
mine are made of pultruded material and run from the leech to the luff
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Note added at 20 mins (2014-06-11 17:11:42 GMT)
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Same kind of thing, different application. Battens were just (originally) strips of wood. In foul weather canvas was stretched over the hatches (made of grating) and battens were hammered over the canvas into slots around the hatch edges, stretching and holding down the canvas and keeping out most of the water. Nowadays sail battens are made of all kinds of fancy stuff and force the sail to keep an areodynamically efficient shape.
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Note added at 20 mins (2014-06-11 17:11:42 GMT)
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Same kind of thing, different application. Battens were just (originally) strips of wood. In foul weather canvas was stretched over the hatches (made of grating) and battens were hammered over the canvas into slots around the hatch edges, stretching and holding down the canvas and keeping out most of the water. Nowadays sail battens are made of all kinds of fancy stuff and force the sail to keep an areodynamically efficient shape.
Note from asker:
| Cheers PG, sounds luffly! I was hoping you'd be around. As in "batten down the hatches"... I've aways wondered what that meant ... |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
philgoddard
: I'm sure you're right, but could we have some references please :-)
1 min
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| agree |
DLyons
: Google "la baluma defina una línea recta desde el primer sable que hay por encima de la botavara"
4 mins
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| agree |
James A. Walsh
3 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for the help :-)"
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