FIDDLE: An upright guard an inch or two high along a galley edge or table edge, which prevents items from sliding off when the boat heels.
fiddle - A small rail on tables and counters used to keep objects from sliding off when heeled or in heavy seas.
figure-eight - A type of knot that can be used to stop a line from passing through a block or other fitting.
Fiddle block
A block with two sheaves, one above the other on separate pins; is supposed to look rather like a violin because the upper block is larger.
Figure-eight knot ...
fiddle head - The curved part of the knee at the upper fore part of the stem in schooners, turned upwards aft like the curly part of a fiddle head. A scroll head turns downwards.
Fiddle:
A small rail on tables and counters used to keep objects from sliding off when the vessel rolls and pitches.
Fiddle Block:
A double block where the two sheaves lie in a plane one below the other, rather than alongside each other.
fiddle
A strip of wood secured edgewise on a table to keep small objects from sliding as the boat rolls.
fighting chair ...
(See BOATBUILDING METHODS/Plywood for more information.) FIDDLE A frame or railing on a boat's table to keep dishes, etc. from falling off in rough weather. Fiddles are frequently left open at the corners for drainage.
fiddle: strip around a table to prevent items from falling off when the boat is at a heel a rack or bar used to prevent dishes, pot, and other objects from sliding off a counter, table or stove.
BLOCK, FIDDLE A block having two sheaves of different diameters placed in the same plane one above the other.
Fiddles: A kind of framing around tables under deck to keep objects from rolling off the surface
Figure Eight Knot: A common knot that is often used to prevent lines and ropes from slipping through a fitting.
fid A tapered, pointed wooden tool used for spreading strands of rope when splicing fiddle block A pulley that has two superimposed sheaves, ...
" The main differences between the " Britannia " and other yachts of her year and the older vessels was that the new yachts had an overhanging shallowsectioned mussel or pram bow instead of a fiddle or clipper bow with a wedge-shaped transverse ...
There is enough counter space to create a meal without too much shuffling, and stout fiddles will keep the chopped vegetables from sliding to the sole when cooking in lumpy conditions.
A fiddle block has two or more sheaves in one block, each with its own axle, so the sheaves are aligned.
A snatch-block can be closed around a line, to grab the line, rather than threading the end of the line through the block.
 See also: Block, Boat, Deck, Sailing, Forward
  
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