My Boats Hammock

  • July 22, 2013 4:29 PM
    Message # 1349117
    Deleted user

    When I purchased "Moon Dance" onboard was a very lovely hammock. Does anyone actually use one of these tied to the standing rigging or was this for use in paradise?

    If it is used from the standing rigging to what shrouds would it be affixed to?

  • July 23, 2013 4:54 AM
    Reply # 1349357 on 1349117
    I've worn out a half dozen hammocks on my boat.  Mainly because I particularly favor the Mexican variety made of cotton so they eventually rot.

    I rig my hammock on the boom.  I have a nylon strap with 2 D rings that I slip between the mainsail and boom.   I then clip a carabiner to the D rings and that holds one end of the hammock.  The other end is held by a carabiner clipped to the bail on the end of the boom.

    I have to open the companionway slide all the way so I can hang in the opening of the companionway. Works out great because I can then use the cabin top as sort of a table for drinks, books, laptops, etc.  It's almost like sitting in an easy chair.
  • July 23, 2013 7:39 AM
    Reply # 1349732 on 1349117

    Chris,

    My hammock plan when my project floats will be to hang one end from the spinnaker pole connection on the mast, and the other end tied off to the staysail stay.  This is typical picture one sees is of this type, but under the boom is a decent idea.  To me it seems to be short clearance b/c there is but maybe 3-4 feet between the boom and deck, and hanging my rump in the companion way seems like it could get difficult and/or risky to dismount the hammock (especially if one is semi-poluted).

    Fair winds,

    T. 

  • July 24, 2013 7:36 AM
    Reply # 1350610 on 1349732
    Actually it is not hard to 'dismount' at all.  Essentially my entire body is hanging in the companionway such that I can place a pillow on the (fully retracted) hatch slide for my head. Thus my rump is hanging just outside the companionway and my legs/feet extend over the cockpit well.

    I suspect the particular length & design of the (Mexican) hammock that allows this particular rigging.  Not sure if other hammocks would fit properly.

    I've never been that successful hanging it fwd (between mast & staysail stay).  It tends to develop some kind of 'sympathetic oscillation'.  A friend of mine hung one of those hanging hammock chairs on the stay and in minutes he was swinging almost outside the caprails every time he tried sitting in it.  I thought about maybe charging a fee for the amusement ride.
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