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Stay mouse
stay mouse"
The nautical term "stay mouse refers to an antiquated As first galvanised and then stainless steel standing
part of a sailing vessel’s standing rigging. On all sailing rigging replaced natural fibres, and steel and aluminium
ships built before about the 19th century, the stays were replaced wood for masts, the need for these niceties died
of natural cords. These lines were looped around the top out. Knowledge of, and interest in, these technologies is
of each section of the wooden masts using a spliced loop kept alive by classic boat and historic ship enthusiasts, as
or seized loop in their ends. During the 16th century well as by model makers the world over.
some riggers began to attach stays by splicing or seizing
only a small loop into the end of the stay then passing
the rope’s tail around the mast and back through the
References
small loop, like a slip-knot. To prevent this from slipping • Historic Ship Models: Stays 69 Description and some
tightly around the mast when in use, a strong bulge was history
built into the standing part of the rope that could not fit • Historic Ship Models: Stays 72 Detail drawings
through the small loop. This bulge was called a mouse or
mouse.
stay mouse
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