Shrouds

SHROUDS: Wire rigging which supports the mast Athwartships (sideways). SIDELIGHTS: A green light on the starboard side, and a red light on the port side, showing an arc of visibility from dead ahead to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam.

shrouds fixed rigging on either side of the mast Search results: Click on the word(s) below to view the definition. S.S.

Shrouds underneath the top (see) from the mast to the top rim, or edge. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Enter your search terms Submit search form ...

Shrouds - support wires for the mast Spinnaker - a large, light sail used in downwind sailing Spreaders - struts used to hold the shrouds away from the mast ...

SHROUDS: Run from the top of the mast to the port (left) and starboard (right) side of the hull to give sideways support. SLACK: Not fastened; loose; to loosen. SLOOP: A single-masted vessel with working sails (main and jib) set fore and aft.

Shrouds Lateral supports for the mast, usually of wire or metal rod. Ship - A larger vessel usually thought of as being used for ocean travel. A vessel able to carry a "boat" on board.

Shrouds Arrangement of ropes reaching from mast-heads down to ship's side to support masts and also to provide access (via the ratlines) for work aloft. Sidelights ...

shrouds Fixed rigging of a mast. sidelights The (red and green) navigational lights; running lights. signal halyard The halyard used for hoisting the ship's signal flags.

Shrouds: A range of large ropes extending from the mastheads to the sides of the ship to provide lateral support to the masts thereby enabling them to carry the sails.

Futtock Shrouds - Short shrouds which give support to the top of a lower mast. G Gaff - (1) A spar that holds the upper side of a four sided gaff sail. (2) A pole with a sharp hook at the end used to get a fish on board.

On a sailboat, the shrouds are pieces of standing rigging which hold the mast up from side to side. There is frequently more than one shroud on each side of the boat.

Rigging- All lines, shrouds and stays on a boat that pertain to the sail and masts. Rode- Line that attaches to an anchor. Rudder- A device attached to a boat for steering. It is controlled by tiller or wheel.

Futtock Shroud: The shrouds which connect the lower and top mast rigging together.

The dead-eyes of the topmast rigging are fitted to their upper ends, and the futtock-shrouds to their lower ends. Futtock-Shrouds Short shrouds, leading from the lower ends of the futtock-plates to a bend round the lower mast, just below the top.

Catharpings - In square-rigged vessels, short lines at the lower end of the futtock shrouds used to bring in the shrouds tighter to give room to brace the yards at a sharper angle when sailing close hauled.

They serve as additional supports to prevent the masts going forward and also contribute to the lateral support, thereby assisting the shrouds.

Metal plates bolted to the side of a boat to which shrouds are attached; 2.

shrouds: transverse wires or ropes that support the mast laterally ropes or wires led from the mast to chain plates at deck level on either side of the mast, and which hold the mast from falling or bending sideways.

Shrouds: Lateral supports for the mast, usually of wire or metal rod. Skeg: For sailboats, usually refers to a structural support to which the rudder is fastened. Slab reefing Also points reefing, and sometimes jiffy reefing.

rigging -- standing rigging refers to shrouds and stays, while running rigging refers to halyards and sheets that control the sails rode - the line or chain attached to the anchor roller - a wave rolling heap -- slang expression meaning ocean ...

Shrouds: Side stays from the masthead to the rail.. Side lights: The red and green running lights, carried on the port and starboard sides respectively, of vessels under-way. Sing out: To call out.

SHROUDS Wires that support the mast in the athwartship position. SLACK Not fastened; loose; to loosen. SLOOP A single-masted vessel with working sails (main and jib) set fore and aft. SPAR A general name for all masts, booms, gaffs, and bowsprits.

Lateral pressure is met by the shrouds and breastbackstays. A temporary or " preventer " backstay is used when great pressure is to be met. Seamen have at all times had recourse to special devices to meet particular dangers.

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.

shrouds - part of the standing rigging that runs from the mast to the side of boat to support the mast. slip - the space between docks where a boat can be moored. sloop - single-masted vessel with a mainsail and jib.

Beckets- Short ropes used in several parts of a ship, to confine large ropes, or to hang up the weather sheets and lee tacks of "the main and fore-sail to the foremost main and fore " shrouds.

Shrouds (Sidestays): wires that run from the masthead to the sides of the boat to support the mast and prevent it from swaying. Sloop: a boat rigged with one mast and two sails (main and headsail or jib).

It does not even show the shrouds. I like my sailplans to bring the boat to life. Adding detail helps add life to the drawing and also gives anyone looking at it a far better idea of what is going on with the design.

Used to secure the shrouds and stays. LARBOARD - A term synonymous with port (left side of the boat). LATITUDE - The distance north or south of the equator measured and expressed in degrees. LAZARETTE - A storage space in a boat's stern area.

Spreaders -- small spars between the mast and shrouds Spring line -- a line tied between two opposing forces that has a neutralizing effect.

Shrouds run from the side decks up the side of a mast. Many run over spreaders.

The rig of a modern 25-foot waterline sloop with a pole mast is as follows: Bobstay- rod of steel 3/4-inch in diameter, setup with a turnbuckle at the end of the bowsprit; shrouds, two each side, 1-1/8 inch steel wire; forestay set up to stem head, ...

The wires and ropes, which fasten the mast to both sides are called shrouds. Staysails are sails which will be set on the fore stays. You can find them in front of the mast or between two masts.

Short pieces of yarn attached to the shrouds, or the sails. At the shrouds they indicate the direction of the wind (the apparent wind), and at the sails they help to check the air flow over the sail, so that proper trimming is easier. Tiller ...

Marconi rig: Lightweight mast supported by stays and shrouds. Marlinspike: Pointed tool used for line work, for opening line strands for splicing, and especially for prying tight knots apart.

STANDING RIGGING-The shrouds and stays and other rigging not moved in working the boat. STARBOARD-The right side of a vessel, looking toward the bow. STARBOARD TACK-Sailing with the wind coming over the starboard side.

Clevis pin keepers for shrouds - must be taped Safety wire Small length of stainless steel wire used to prevent the forestay turnbuckle from turning itself and coming loose accidentally.

A mast supported by the use of lines known as stays and shrouds. 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.

Then swim back to the side of the boat, grab the gunwale or the shrouds, stand on the centerboard, and lean back with all your weight. This leverage should slowly bring the boat back up. hang On.

Lightweight mast supported by stays and shrouds. marina A place where boats can find fuel, water and other services. Marinas also contain slips where boats can stay for a period of time.

Ratlines Horizontal ropes as steps affixed to the shrouds to facilitate climbing. Reach The course of a sailing vessel between being sailed close hauled and running. Reefing To reduce sail area by taking in at the reef points.

Hounds: The attachment points for the shrouds up the mast. Hull: The body of a yacht. Inmarsat-C: A digital store and forward messaging service, using satellites for transmission.

Spreader: Small spars extending toward the sides from one or more places along the mast. The shrouds cross the end of the spreaders, enabling the shrouds to better support the mast.

Small line fixed on the shrouds that is threaded through the deadeyes to put tension on a shroud or stay. Lateen {N/A} ...

ratlines - Small lines tied between the shrouds to use as a ladder when going aloft.

Two horizontal pieces of timber or metal on each side of a mast that spread the upper shrouds, helping to support the mast. (back) cutwater D (to top) ...

Stays: Lines to support a mast, running from near the top of the mast to the bow and to both sides of the hull. The stays to the sides of the hull are also called shrouds, but the line to the bow is always the forestay.

Attach tack shackle to fore'ad chain plate, and clip Hanks onto forestay. Attach Jib halyard to jib head, use slack halyard to furl jib on foredeck. Reeve jib sheets outboard of the shrouds, through the jib sheet blocks, ...

We often get the comment from people on their first time out, "You said we sail within 40 degrees of the wind when close-hauled, but the wool on the shrouds indicates we're sailing almost into the wind.

Spreaders: Synonym for crosstrees, horizontal structures that branch off the mast towards the sides of a vessel to control the angle of the shrouds Springtides: Tides with the maximum difference between highest and lowest water level ...

A stay runs from the top of the mast to the bow (front) or stern (rear) and the shrouds run from the top of the mast to the port (left) and starboard (right) side of the hull to give sideways support.

CHAINPLATE A metal strap to which shrouds or fittings are attached. CHECKING (in wood) Longitudinal separation of the fibers in wood that do not go through the whole cross section. Checks result from tension stresses during the drying process.

See also: Shroud, Boat, Sailing, Aft, Mast