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A large sail used only for sailing downwind, requiring little attention.
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A large rope.
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A large sail flown in front of the vessel while heading downwind.
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A knot used to tie a rope or line to a fixed object. Also see bend.
Industry:Boat
A large area of elevated sea floor.
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A large bracket attached firmly to the deck, to which the foot of the mast is fixed. It has two sides or cheeks and a bolt forming the pivot around which the mast is raised and lowered.
Industry:Boat
A large jib, strongly overlapping the mainmast.
Industry:Boat
A kind of metallic shafting (a rod of metal) to hold the propeller and connected to the power engine. When the tailshaft is moved, the propeller may also be moved for propulsion.
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A knot passing behind or around an object.
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A knot tied in the end of a rope, usually to stop it passing through a hole; most commonly a figure-eight knot.
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