gallows frame - A frame used to support the boom.
gasket - Ties used to tie up the sails when they are furled.
gallows frame, gallows
A permanently installed support for the main boom. Compare with boom (boom crutch).
gangway, boarding gate ...
Gallows Frame - A frame used to support the boom when the sail is down.
Galvanizing - The process of coating one metal with another, ordinarily applied to the coating of iron or steel with zinc.
Unlike a gallows frame, a crutch is stowed when boat is sailing.
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.
Unlike a gallows frame, a crutch is stowed when boat is
sailing.
Boom - free swinging spar attached to the foot of the sail with forward end pivoting on the mast.
Boom Crutch - Support for the boom, holding it up and out of the way when the boat is anchored or moored. Unlike a gallows frame, a crutch is stowed when boat is
sailing.
- Support for the boom, holding it up and out of the way when the boat is anchored or moored. It is very often found with small sailboats, that can be moved by automobile and trailer, to support the mast after it is lowered. Unlike a gallows frame, ...
Unlike a gallows frame, a crutch is stowed when boat is sailing. BOOMKIN - (bumpkin) Short spar extending aft from the transom. Used to anchor the backstay or the sheets from the mizzen on a yawl or ketch.
 See also: Spar, Frame, Shore, Point, Boat
  
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