Furl
To lower a sail. Sails are sometimes partially furled to reduce the amount of sail area in use without completely lowering the sail. This is usually known as reefing.
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Furl - to fold or roll a sail and secure it to its main support
Genoa - a large foresail that overlaps the mainsail
Gimball - a device that suspends a compass so that it remains level ...
Furl sail - to roll and secure a sail completely up when not in use, as when at anchor. (See also Reef sail.)
French leave - to leave the ship without permission, such as to go get drunk ashore. Also any sneaky exit.
Furl- To roll a sail up and secure it to yard or boom.
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Galley- A boat's kitchen.
Furl the genoa, just keeping the main up and start getting back to the MOB. You can start the engine, but keep it on idle. If you engage the transmission, be EXTREMELY careful when you get close to the MOB.
Furl Gathering in sail and securing with gaskets to its spar.
Gaff The spar to which the head of a fore and aft sail is bent.
Galley The kitchen of a ship of any size.
Furl:
To fold or roll a sail and secure it to its main support
Furniture:
The essential fittings and equipment of a ship, such as anchors, rigging, masts, davits, derricks, winches, etc.
furl
To get a sail out of the way by folding it on a boom or rolling it up on a roller furler.
Reef, or Furl: These are the verbs which describe the management of the sails. To reef is to reduce the amount of exposed sail by rolling up a part and securing it with the reef points.
To partially furl a sail. Done in strong winds to reduce strain.
Reef Knot
Reefer ...
Most often it will vary along the length of the boat. furl: tightly roll up a sail to roll, fold, or wrap an expanse of cloth-such as a sail, a flag or an awning-close to or around a spar, staff or stay.
Page] freeboard The height of a boat's topsides from the waterline to the deck fresh breeze Wind of 17 to 21 knots velocity full and by Sailing as close to the wind as possible with all sails full full spread All sails set furl ...
Brail - To furl or truss a sail by pulling it in towards the mast, or the ropes used to do so.
Brake - The handle of the pump, by which it is worked.
Brass monkeys or brass monkey weather - Very cold weather, origin unknown.
BRAIL UP - To furl a sail along the mast by hauling on a rope which is led from the mast round the sail.
BRAILED - Small ropes fastened to the edges of sails to truss them up before furling.
I would guess that an electric halyard winch will get the mainsail up and one would hope a Leisure Furl system has been fitted to aid with dousing the huge main. As long as everything is working fine there should be no problem handling this big rig.
When it becomes necessary to set the storm trysail, lower away the mainsail and furl it as fast as possible. Lower the boom down into the crutch amidships, and secure it by hauling the sheet taut and by tackles or lashings from each quarter.
Stow headsails in port side torpedo tube. Furl mains'l with main haliard, center boom and tighten main sheet.
Remove the shore box, oars, cooler, and engine fending bucket, from cabin and load onto Toad.
Check bilge before leaving boat ...
take in or take off - To hand or furl a sail.
take, to - A jib is said to take when a vessel has been head to wind and the jib fills on one side or the other.
take up - To shrink; to tighten up.
To unfold or unroll a sail. The opposite of furl.
union jack
A small flag representing the nationality of the boat.
entangled , so as to impede motion or clogged
Freeboard - The vertical distance on the hull between the water line and the deck edge .
Furl - To fold or roll a sail and secure it to the yard, stay or mast. (its main support) ...
Full and By: Sailing as close to the wind as possible with all sails full and drawing.
Fully battened: Sail battens that run the full horizontal length of the sail.
Furl - to fold or roll a sail and secure it to its main support.
Freeboard: The distance between the deck and the waterline. Most often it will vary along the length of the boat.
Furl - to fold or roll a sail and secure it to its main support Back to Top ...
Full keels have a shallower draft than fin keels.
Fully battened -A sail having battens that run the full horizontal length of the sail.
Furl - to fold or roll a sail and secure it to its main support ...
Full-rigged-ship a fully square rigged ship with three or more masts.
Fully battened -A sail having battens that run the full horizontal length of the sail.
Furl - to fold or roll a sail and secure it to its main support ...
These lines are used to temporaily furl the sail.
Brash - Ice broken into pieces, and projecting very little above sea level.
Breach - (1) Said of seas that break over a vessel or over a sea wall.
 See also: Boat, Forward, Hull, Keel, Anchor
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