Rope

Whether rope is used for anchor line or mooring line, it is an important link between the boater and safety.

Hoisting rope: a special flexible wire rope used for lifting. It is generally six strands with 19 wires in each strand and in most cases having a hemp rope at the center.

Rope Storage The effects of water, salt, sand and sun on rope fibers cause wear and tear, thereby reducing their strength. All ropes and lines must be protected from wear and tear and checked on a regular basis.

Rope slippage is a common problem with many models of rope/chain windlasses. Matching the rode to the exact make and model of the windlass can become a fine art. Not all rodes are created equal.

Rope attached to the luff and foot of the mainsail so that the sail can be fed into the mast or boom. Boom 13' aluminum spar that holds the foot of the mainsail ...

Rope Yarn A thread of hemp, which twisted together with others forms a rope. Rouse ...

rope - 1 - Traditionally a line must be over 1 inch in size to be called a rope. 2 - In Naval terms, a rope is a steel cable casing with a synthetic or natural fiber core.

Rope: Material used to make lines and ropework. You might say, "Bring me a piece of rope from the boathouse to replace this line." Run: To sail downwind, or nearly so. The wind is coming over the stern.

Rope sewn into the luff of a sail. luff up To luff up means to bring the boat's bow so close to the wind, that the leech of the sail begins to flap.

rope or cordage List the leaning of a boat to the side because of excess weight on that side ...

Rope rove through block at bowsprit end down to the mooring buoy to keep it clear of stem of the vessel. Bulwarks The boarding along the sides of a vessel forming a parapet.

ROPE - In general, rope or line. RUDDER - A vertical board for steering a boat. RUN - To allow a rope to feed freely.

Rope and cordage used aboard a vessel. Lock A structure having movable gates for ships and boats to pass up and down to different water levels in a canal, river, or tidal basin.

Rope sewn to the edge of a sail to give it shape and strength and to allow it to be fed into a grooved headstay or mast. The boltrope is the only true "rope" afloat, because all other lengths of cordage in use on a boat are referred to as "lines".

Rope Formulas It is important to understand the breaking strength of different types of line. The table below illustrates the maximum load a line can safely hold.

Rope and cordage used aboard a vessel. LOG A record of courses or operation. Also, a device to measure speed.

Rope - General term for cordage used in various applications aboard. Made of natural (grass line) or synthetic fibers. Prior to the use of synthetics ropes are of three kinds; three-strand, four-strand, and cable-laid.

ROPE CUTTER: 1. A tool used to cut rope. 2. A device attached to the prop shaft which cuts through ropes, plastic bags, nets, and other materials that may get tangled in the prop. RUDDER: A vertical plate or board for steering a boat.

rope Any form of cordage; line; may be braided or twisted strands. round turn Part of a knot; a turn of line around an object. rowlock See definition of "Oarlock".

Rope: In general, cordage as it is purchased at the store. When it comes aboard a vessel and is put to use it becomes line. Rope Yarn: Is what the cordage and cables are made with.

A rope ladder. Jam Cleat A cleat designed to hold a line in place without slipping. It consists of two narrowing jaws with teeth in which the line is placed. Also see cam cleat.

A rope used for securing any movable object in place. Latitude Lines of latitude are used to measure distance north or south of the Equator. The Equator is 0º.

The rope is usually stored on the winch, but a similar machine that does not store the rope is called a capstan.

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 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 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- 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.

Bell Rope - A short piece of line spliced into the end of the clapper by which the bell is struck. Traditionally it is finished off with a double wall knot crowned in its end.

Guy: A rope used to adjust the position of a spinnaker pole. Gybe: See Jibe. Gooseneck: The mechanical device connecting the boom and the mast.

Braided rope has no preferred direction and often loops into figure eights naturally. This will also run out smoothly.

A large rope or cable -- usually more than 5 inches (13 centimeters) in diameter -- used to tow or moor a ship or secure it at a dock. (back) head gear heel ...

halyard: rope or wire used for hoisting sails. hanks: metal hooks used to secure a sail to a stay; to hank on a sail is to hook it on a stay using the hanks one of the fittings that attaches the luff of a headsail and a staysail to a stay.

HOISTING ROPE - Special flexible wire rope for lifting purposes, generally being of six strands with 19 wires in each strand and in most cases having a hemp rope at the center.

Line - A rope in use aboard a vessel Line of Position (LOP) - A single magnetic bearing from a stationary marker “Magnetic Bearing' (MB) is another term for LOP List - Continuous leaning to one side ...

HALYARD A rope or wire to attached to the head of a sail for hoisting and lowering. HANK A snap - plastic or stainless steel - attached to the luff of the jib, used to attach the jib to the forestay.

A series of rope clutches atop the cabin to either side of the companionway make for easy short-handed sailing.

Backstay - A rope or stay extending from the masthead (Top of the mast) to the side of a ship (Stern), slanting a little aft, to assist the shrouds in supporting the mast. Bail - Remove (water) from a vessel with a container.

A sheet is a rope line which controls the tension on the downwind side of a square sail. If, on a three masted fully rigged ship, the sheets of the three lower course sails are loose, the sails will flap and flutter and are said to be "in the wind".

A reinforcing rope along the luff and/or foot of the sail, it is slid into a slot along the edge of a spar (mast, boom). Bow The front end of a boat.

Jacob's Ladder: A rope ladder that leads off the deck to allow passengers and crew to disembark or board Jackstays: Ropes or wires that run along the sidedecks to allow the crew to attach harnesses for self-protection in case of foul weather ...

Jacobs Ladder - A rope ladder, lowered from the deck, as when pilots or passengers come aboard. Jetty - A structure, usually masonry, projecting out from the shore; a jetty may protect a harbor entrance. [Return to top of page] K ...

(See FORE-FOOT.) Foot-Rope The rope stretching along a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling, formerly called horses. Foot-Waling The inside planks or lining of a vessel, over the floor-timbers.

BEND : To attach a rope to an object e.g. bend on a sheet means to attach the sheet to the sail BERTH: Sleeping bunk aboard the boat BIGHT: The middle part of a rope between the load and the cleat or block.

Cable - (1) A strong rope or chain for pulling or securing anything, usually a ship's anchor. (2) A nautical measurement of distance, a tenth of a nautical mile, 100 fathoms, or approximately 200 yards ...

SERVE To wrap any small stuff tightly around a rope which has been previously wormed and parcelled. Very small ropes are not wormed.

This rope has nothing to do with painting but is used to "snare" a cleat on shore or alongside another boat. The French word "pantiere" means a noose. PEAK The upper aft corner of a gaff-headed sail. PENANT A pointed flag.

lanyard -- a short rope or cord that attaches to an item onboard a boat , usually for keeping it attached to the boat latitude -- an angular measurement or distance measured in degrees, north or south from the equator which is 0 .

A large, strong rope used for mo0ring a ship; 2. A unit of length equaling 120 fathoms cam cleat A fitting that has interlocking teeth on springs (cam) instead of prong to secure a rope [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] can buoy A cylindrical black ...

navigational aids, markers for moorings or underwater objects, or to support test or scientific gear CAPSTAN a revolving cylindrical device used for heaving in lines CAST OFF to let go a line; to leave a dock or anchorage CHAFING GEAR canvas, rope or ...

Cable - The rope or chain made fast to the anchor. 2 .Nautical unit of distance, having a standard value of 1/10th of a nautical mile (608 ft.) or 100 fathoms.

BIGHT - Open or closed loop in a line or rope. BILGE - The lowest part of the ship's interior. BITTER END - The inboard (free) end of a line or rope. BOLLARD - Stout post on wharf or pier for securing mooring lines.

bend - knot by which one rope is made fast to another. bight - bend in a rope. bilge - curve of hull between the gunwales, low spot. bitter end - very end of a line.

Seize: To bind with small rope. Semaphore: Flag signaling with the arms. Set the course: To give the steersman the desired course to be steered. Set up rigging: To take in the slack and secure the standing rigging. Settle: To lower, sink deeper.

Backslice- A method of weaving the end of a rope to keep it from unraveling. Backstaff a navigation instrument used to measure the apparent height of a landmark whose actual height is known, such as the top of a lighthouse.

BECKETS - A loop or rope with a knot on one end and eye at the other used for confining ropes, tackle, oars, spars etc. BELAY - To make fast the end of a rope temporarily by turning it round a cleat. BELOW - Beneath the deck.

As the whole of the rigging is divided into standing and running, so a rope forming part of the rigging is divided into the " standing part " and the " fall." The standing part is that which is made fast to the mast, deck or block.

Topping lift A line or wire rope used to support the boom when a boat is anchored or moored. Trampoline The fabric support that serves for searing between the hulls of a catamaran.

Bitter End: The last part of a rope or final link of chain. The end made fast to the vessel, as opposed to the "working end", which may be attached to an anchor, cleat, other vessel, etc. Boat: Generic name for all water vessels.

Warp Heavier lines (rope or wire) used for mooring, anchoring and towing. May also be used to indicate moving (warping) a boat into position by pulling on a warp. watch - working shift ...

HITCH - A knot used to secure a rope to another object or to another rope, or to form a loop or a noose in a rope. HOLD - A compartment below deck in a large vessel, used solely for carrying cargo. HULL - The main body of a vessel.

See also: Boat, Line, Sailing, Wind, Anchor