Bolt Rope - a rope sewn into the luff of a sail for use in attaching to the standing rigging
Boom - the horizontal spar which the foot of a sail is attached to
Boom Vang - a line that adjusts downward tension on the boom ...
Bolt rope
Rope attached to the luff and foot of the mainsail so that the sail can be fed into the mast or boom.
Boom ...
Bolt rope- The line sewn into the edge of a sail.
Boom- The bar to which the bottom, or foot, of the sail is attached. Boom jack is the tackle rigged to the boom to allow downward pressure.
Bolt rope A strong rope/cable sewn round the edge of sails to give strength and prevent tearing.
Boom A spar for many purposes, such as to stretch out the foot of a fore and aft sail.
bolt rope - A line rope - sewn into the luff of a sail. The bolt rope fits in a notch in the mast or other spar when the sail is raised.
bolt rope - The rope sewn round the edges of sails. Originally made of the very best quality hemp, steel wire is now used for the luff ropes of all racing sails.
Bolt Rope:
A rope sewn into the luff or foot of a sail for use in attaching to the mast or boom.
Bonaventure:
On older sailing ships, an additional lateen shaped mizzen sail carried on the fourth mast, known as a bonaventure mizzen.
Bolt Rope
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To which material is sewn going around the edges of the sail to create the Leech.
Bolt rope -- The rope sewn round the edges of sails. It is made of the best hemp.
Bonnet -- An extra piece of canvas laced to the foot of a jib or foresail, taken off when it blows hard.
Bolt rope. A rope in the luff of a sail. The luff rope is usually used to attach the sail to a mast.
Luffing ...
There are only three ropes aboard a sailing vessel - the bolt rope, the boat rope and the manrope. However, the rigging in a large sailing ship could comprise upwards of ten miles of cordage, with hundreds of different names and functions.
various uses, Bolt Rope is the rope sewed to the skirts or edges of sails. Buoy Rope. - A rope fastened to the buoy of the anchor. Breast Rope is fastened along the laniards of the shrouds, for safety, when heaving the lead in the chains.
BOLT ROPE - The rope surrounding a sail, and to which the canvas is sewed.
BOOM VANG - A system used to hold the boom down, particularly when boat is sailing downwind, so that the mainsail area facing the wind is kept to a maximum.
A slot into which the bolt rope or lugs in the luff of the sail are inserted to attach the sail. Most masts and roller reefing jibs use sail tracks. Systems with 2 tracks can allow for rapid sail changes.
sail trim ...
Bolt Rope - A rope sewn into the luff of a sail used in attaching to the standing rigging.
Boom - A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib boom, the studding-sail boom, etc.
bolt rope The rope surrounding a sail to which the material is sewn bone in her teeth A colloquial phrase implying that a boat is moving through the water at considerable speed. The "bone" is the bow wave thus produced.
 See also: Rope, Anchor, Running, Point, Deck
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