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.
spreaders
horizontal spar attached to the mast, which extend the shrouds and stays and help to support the mast.
standing rigging ...
Spreaders - struts used to hold the shrouds away from the mast
Starboard - the right side of the boat
Starboard tack - a course with the wind coming from starboard and the boom on the port side ...
Spreaders
The wooden or metal struts that are attached horizontally to the upper section of the mast, on both sides. They widen the angle of the shrouds, and thus provide a better support for the mast.
Stand-on vessel ...
Spreader
Device used for lifting containers and unitized cargo.
Beam or frame that holds the slings vertical when hoisting a load, to prevent damage to cargo. Stability ...
Spreader- A spar on the mast which holds the stays.
Stanchion- A post or upright support for guard rail and lifelines.
Standing rigging- The shrouds and stays that support a mast; these are permanent fixtures while the mast is in place.
Spreaders: Bars extending sideways from the mast (gives the mast a cross-like appearance). The spreaders hold out the shrouds so that they do not interfer with the rigging.
spreader, crosstree
A strut on the side of the mast that holds out a shroud, thereby increasing its leverage on the mast in order to limit side bend. A backswept (swept back) spreader is angled aft to provide fore-and-aft support for the mast.
Spreaders - Also crosstrees. Short horizontal struts extending from the mast to the sides of the boat, changing the upward angle of the shrouds.
The double-spreader rig has swept back spreaders and in-line and forward lowers. There are two rigs available. The shorter rig, with a SA/D of 15.6, has a 42.65-foot I. The tall rig, with an I of 48.23 feet, has an SA/D of 17.81.
spreaders: struts attached to the mast to spread the shrouds also crosstrees. short horizontal struts extending from the mast to the sides of the boat, changing the upward angle of the shrouds.
The stay runs from the top of the mast forward over a short jumper strut, then down to the mast, usually at the level of the spreaders.
Keelson A structural member above and parallel to the keel.
top of the mast back wind To throw wind on the leeward side of a sail baggy Of a sail, to hang more or less slack from edges that are stretched taut baggy wrinkle Short lengths of old line matted together and placed on shrouds, spreaders, ...
which are lashed around chafe spots such as spreaders to prevent chafe on sails.
Bail - To remove water from the boat by hand, bucket, pump etc.
Bailers - Openings in the bottom or transom of a boat to drain water when sailing.
Spreader: A spar on a sailboat used to deflect the shrouds to allow them to better support the mast.
Spurling pipe: A pipe that connects to the chain locker, from which the anchor chain emerges onto the deck at the bow of a ship.
Shroud: - a line or wire running from the top of the mast to the spreaders, then attatching to the side of the vessel.
Skeg: For sailboats, usually refers to a structural support to which the rudder is fastened.
It is flown from the starboard spreader.
Cowl -The bell shape top of a ships or boats ventilator.
Cringle- A fitting in a sail that allows a line to fasten to it ...
Her single-spreader rig supported a tall, wooden, pole mast with an unusually large main topsail's luff rope sliding up into a groove.
strut - A single spreader. A piece of wood or steel fitted on the foreside of the mast opposite the gaff jaws for the purpose of giving spread to a steel wire stay which supports the masthead, ...
Most people opt to fly the burgee lower in the rig, hoisted to the end of the lowest starboard spreader on a thin flag halyard.
Before you clear customs, fly a yellow Q (quarantine) flag from your starboard shroud's spreader. The "Q" flag signifies that the ship meets health regulations and requests clearance into port.
A metal fitting on the mast that the spreaders are attached to.
Telltale ...
Horizontal members attached to the mast acting as spreaders for the shrouds
cruise
Pleasure trip on a yacht or ship ...
tang - A metal fitting on the mast that the spreaders are attached to.
Baggywrinkle:
Tassels of unraveled line, yarns, etc. which are lashed around chafe spots such as spreaders to prevent chafe on sails.
Bail:
To remove water from the boat by hand, bucket, pump etc.
A line or wire supporting a mast and running from its top to the spreaders, then down to the sides of the vessel. (back)
spar ...
Spreaders: Arms extending from the mast supporting shrouds (supporting cables).
Stand-On: To hold a boats course and speed.
Starboard: The right side of the boat when you are looking forward.
Stays: Lines that support the mast.
Each vessel flies its flag differently. Contemporary vessels fly the burgee from a lanyard under the starboard spreader on the mast. Older boats fly it from the main masthead. Power boats place their burgee off a short staff on the bow.
Jumper stay A short stay supporting the top forward portion of the mast. The stay runs from the top of the mast forward over a short jumper strut, then down to the mast, usually at the level of the spreaders. Back to Top ...
It is sometimes called an oil spreader. ANCHOR, STREAM An anchor weighing from about one-fourth to one-third the weight of the main bowers and used when mooring in a narrow channel or harbor to prevent the vessel's stern from swinging with the ...
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 ...
Spreaders - Struts used to hold the shrouds away from the mast spring line.
Spring line - Docking lines that keep the boat from drifting Fore (forward) and (Aft) back while docked.
spreaders -- small spars between the mast and shrouds
spring line -- a line tied between two opposing forces that has a neutralizing effect on the force vectors, such as those creating by surge.
 See also: Boat, Spreaders, Hull, Aft, Forward
  
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