Jack Lines

[tsimoht]

Forgive this stupid question, but I must ask it. When I was last in Seattle, I was speaking to Brion about Jack Line's, and he said something that I did not understand at the time, but I think like some others I was too confused and embarrassed to ask this question then.

Brion said something like that he would never have jack lines lay flat on the deck. Maybe I do not remember this part well, but he also said something about connecting them to the mast. The thing about this that stands out to me is that every time I have seen jack lines on a boat, whether in some fancy advertisement or on an actual-in-the-world-boat, the jack lines are flat on the deck.

Please help me. I am just confused and when in this state I do not like to pretend to know more than I do.

Anyone?