Cutting fairleads and sculling notches
By Will Stirling
A wooden fairlead is a work of sculpture in itself - tapered, moulded and shaped in every direction.
FAIRLEAD: A device for leading a sheet or some other line at the correct angle - often on to a winch. Typically, a fairlead takes the form of a sheave in some sort of metal holder.
FAST: Said of an object that is secured to another.
Fairlead -a means of leading a rope in the most convenient way 2. a fitting used to change the direction of a line without chafing
Fall-The hauling part of the tackle to which power is applied.
Fake- One circle of a coil or rope.
fairlead - A fitting designed to control the direction of a line with minimal friction.
fall off - Also bear away or bear off. A boat falls off the wind when it points its bow further from the eye of the wind. The opposite of heading up.
Fairlead: A rigging fitting designed to change the direction of a line, control the line and minimize friction.
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Fairlead A fitting used to alter the direction of a working line, such as a bullseye, turning block, or anchor chock.
fall off -- to pay off to leeward or away from the wind
Fall Off: See Head Down.
Fairlead - a fitting used to change the direction of a line without chafing
Fathom - a measurement relating to the depth of water, one fathom is 6 feet
Foot - the bottom part of a sail ...
Fairlead: A fitting that is used to direct or re-direct lines and ropes.
Fathom: Six feet ...
Fairlead
A piece of hardware or equipment (such as a block) used for leading the jib sheets from the deck to the cockpit. They are located astern of the beam, on each side of the boat.
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Fairlead
Fitting through which a working line is rove to alter the direction of the lead.
Fiddle block ...
fairlead - A rigging fitting such as a bullseyeor turning block; its purpose is to change and control the direction of a line while minimizing friction.
Fairleads: Eyes or blocks that guide lines in a desired direction. Usually they are used for mainsheets and jibsheets on R/C Sailboats.
Foot: Bottom edge of sail.
FAIRLEAD A fitting for leading a rope over an obstruction to avoid friction.
Fairway Shipping channel, normally the center of an approach channel.
Fathom Nautical measurement of depth of six feet or 1.83m.
Fairlead:
A fitting used to guide a line in a particular direction without chafing.
Fairway:
A navigable channel in a body of water.
fairlead: fitting through which a line runs easily a fitting used to alter the direction of a working line, such as a bullseye turning block, or anchor chock. fall off: turn away from the direction of the wind.
Fairlead
Fitting to route control lines or cables. Any ring, bolt, eye or loop that guides a rope.
Fairway ...
A cleat, fairlead, or other small piece of gear.
fix
In navigation a fix is the most reliable calculation and plot of a boat's position. In coastal navigation, a running fix based on one bearing is carried forward from a previous fix. See navigate.
FAIRLEADER A fitting or device used to preserve or to change the direction of a rope, chain, or wire so that it will be delivered fairly or on a straight lead to a sheave or drum without the introduction of extensive friction.
83 meters FANTAIL after part of main deck from which most scientific work involving heavy gear is done FEND OFF to prevent touching, in coming or bringing alongside the ship FIX a vessel's position determined by navigation data FAIRLEAD a chock or ...
REEVE To thread a line through a block, fairlead or hole of any kind. RESORCINOL GLUE An adhesive made from resorcinol resin and formaldehyde. REVERSE CURVE A concave curve in the bottom at the chine.
fairlead An eyelet fitting used to change the direction of a sheet or halyard led through it fake A single loop in a faked line faked or flaked line 1. A line that has been laid down in a loose, looping figure eight; 2.
Fairlead: A fitting that a line passes through to guide it in a particular direction.
Fall Off: To change direction so as to point farther away from the wind.
Fathom: A unit of measurement relating to the depth of water or to the length of line.
Fairlead - A pulley-block used to guide (Change direction) of a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing
Fathom - A measure of length, containing six feet; the space to which a man can extend his arms.
The hardware could include fairleads, blocks, block tracks, and cleats. For attachment, screws are used on wooden booms and screws or rivets on aluminum booms.
Mooring warps should be made ready: cleated at one end, led through the fairleads and back onto deck over the lifelines. Make sure that they are well coiled and, if necessary, can be thrown.
Rig bowlines and sternlines, pass bowline through the fairlead and aft outboard of the stays. Rig fenders on anticipated side. The command is: "Rig fenders for starboard-side-to", or "port-side-to".
Other companies watch how you check out a boat, can you properly rig the jib's sheets through the fairleads and if present, the stern blocks, can you identify and find the main's halyard and attach it to the top of the sail.
When a line passes through a piece of boat gear, such as a block or fairlead, you want to ensure that it doesn't get away from you and snake back through the hole or device. Use a stop knot in the end of the line to prevent this.
A'. Slip or Blake's stopper. F. Fairleads for wire hawsers.
E. Bitts. H. Hawse-pipes. C. Cable or Capstan-holders. S. Stopper-bolts.
C'. Centre line capstan. R. Rollers.
It looks great and has fairleads for mooring lines, including an amidships springs, but you can't secure lines to it otherwise. There are long, stainless steel handrails on the cabintrunk.
A quickly made splice joining two lines together. A short splice is wider than the original line and will not fit through blocks or fairleads.
shorten
To reef a sail, or drop a sail. To reduce sail area on a boat.
The figure-eight knot is shaped like an 8, made in the end of a line to prevent it from unreeling through a block, fairlead etc.
Figure Eight Knot: Forms a solid lump in a line, which is effective for preventing the line from running out too far through a block or fairlead
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 See also: Deck, Boat, Sailing, Forward, Lines
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