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Fess up...what's the story behind the question... it's sounds like a good one.
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A question on terminiology. to make fast refers to cleating off a line. It does not refer to the speed of cleating off a line.
Am i correct?
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"make fast" as in :fasten: Fasten the line.
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"make fast" as in :fasten: Fasten the line.
WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!

WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!

This is make fast:

MAKE FAST

and this is make slow:

MAKE SLOW
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not as good a story as you think/ I got invited to go fishing on a boat by an old salty captain. he had been doing charters for many years . when pulling back into dock a local liveaboard was on the dock and offered to lend a hand. someone threw him a line and the captain yelled "make it fast" Then said "hurry up, i said make it fast!!". with him much my elder and being the captain and the person who invited me i said nothing but it has been bothering me because i was sure he was using the terminology wrong and expected him to do it quickly by saying that. Just wanted to make sure i knew the proper meaning.
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jason, haven't been around boats much? Or old salties? I grew up with all nautical terms, I didn't know a head was called a bathroom until I went to grammar school. and a deck was called a floor. I can still her my father lovingly wake us up in the morning by yelling " hit the deck". He was a ww2 US Marine.
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"hurry up, i said make it fast!!"
I could see him meaning "Hurry up, I said cleat the line!". More in reference to that he already asked for it to be done, and was asking again a bit more strongly.
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you could be right. was not going to ask or correct him. though it would be disrespectful but wanted to know for sure myself.
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I think you should correct him next time and let us know how it goes
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