Tackle
TACKLE. - The number of parts of the fall of a tackle is more or less, in proportion to the effects intended to be produced.
Ship's tackle: all rigging, cranes, etc., utilized on a ship to load or unload cargo.
Shippers: individuals or businesses who purchase transportation services for their goods or commodities.
GEAR: A general term for ropes, blocks, tackle and other equipment.
GENOA : Front sail, usually larger than a jib.
GIVE-WAY VESSEL: A term used to describe the vessel which must yield in meeting, crossing, or overtaking situations.
Tackle
Blocks and ropes used for various purposes, such as "reef tackle".
Taffrail ...
tackle - Lines used with blocks in order move heavy objects.
taffrail - A rail around the stern of a boat.
tail - 1 - The end of a line.
Tackle
Lines used with blocks in order move heavy objects.
Tail
1) The end of a line. 2) A line attached to the end of a wire to make it easier to use. 3) To gather the unused end of a line neatly so that it does not become tangled.
Tackle: An arrangement of blocks (usually two blocks) with connecting lines to increase force when a line is pulled. A three-part tackle has three moving line segments between the blocks, it is also called a "luff tackle". Pronounced "Tay-k'l".
Tackle
A purchase to increase pulling or hoisting power by means of a rope or line through one or more blocks.
Tang ...
TackleA combination of blocks and line to increase mechanical advantage.
ThwartA seat or brace running laterally across a boat.
TideThe periodic rise and fall of water level in the oceans.
TACKLE - Arrangements of ropes and blocks for obtaining purchase.
THIMBLE - Curved metal/nylon plate to prevent chafing of rope eyes at ends.
THWARTSHIPS - At right angles to the centerline of the boat.
Tackle A purchase of ropes and blocks.
Taff-rail A rail around stern of vessel.
Take up To tighten.
tackle - A combination rig consisting of multiple blocks and lines.
tackle-fall - The hauling part of the rope of a tackle.
tack rag - A (slightly) sticky cleaning cloth to pick up dust and dirt from the brightwork.
Ground Tackle - the anchor, chain and rode
Gunwale - the railing of the boat at deck level
Halyard - the line used to raise and lower the sail ...
ground tackle
The anchor and its rode or chain and any other gear used to make the boat fast.
GRP ...
Ground Tackle - A collective term for the anchor and its associated gear.
Gunwale - The upper edge of a boat's sides.
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Ground Tackle:
A collective term for the anchor, anchor rode (line or chain), and all the shackles and other gear used for attachment.
Growler:
Small iceberg that has broken away from a larger iceberg.
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tackle, block and tackle, handy billy
Traditionally pronounced "tay-kul". A system of blocks through which line is rove. It increases hauling power. The sections of line between the blocks are parts, and the pulling end of the line is the fall.
Tackle used for pulling down the tack.
Draft/Draught
The amount of vertical distance from a boat's water line to the bottom of it's keel. This is the depth of water required to float a vessel.
TACKLE - A combination of blocks and line to increase mechanical advantage.
TENDER - Refers to a dinghy or a lack of stability.
THWART - A seat or brace running laterally across a boat.
tackle
tank top
The top of a Great Lakes bulk carrier's bilge tank; a water balast tank forming the bottom of a freighter's hull. (back) ...
Ground Tackle - Anchor, rode, etc used to secure a boat to a mooring
Ground Tackle - Gear used for anchoring ...
TACKLE Any combination of ropes and blocks that multiplies power. Also applied to a single whip which does not multiply power but simply changes direction.
Usually the tackle connects with a car that can be moved to port or starboard by control lines that lead to the cockpit. In the traditional type of traveler shown here, each line leads back to a cam cleat.
Good ground tackle should always be given top priority. Make sure that the anchor and chain is of sufficient size. On anything but very small boats, carry a spare.
A small rope running through the lower part of the sail and used for taking a reef reef tackle Tackle used to haul out the foot of the sail [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] reeve To pass a line through a block or fairlead regatta A ...
Ground Tackle - A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving (the anchor, chain & rode) ...
Reef-tackles - Ropes employed in the operation of reefing.
Rigging - The system of masts and lines on ships and other sailing vessels.
ground tackle -- anchor and anchor gear
gunnels -- also gunwhale; the boat railing
Gunwale - the railing of the boat at deck level
Guy A line used to control the end of a spar.
ground tackle: anchor and anchor gear. gudgeon the socket for the pintle of a rudder. gunwale: most generally, the upper edge of the side of a boat. guy: a line used to control the end of a spar.
Ground Tackle: Anchor and all related anchoring equipment such as warp or capstan
GRP: Glass-reinforced plastic, the most common material in boat manufacturing these days
Gunwale: Upper edge of the side of the hull ...
Catspaw - (1) A ruffle on the water indicating a breath of wind during a calm (2) A twisting hitch made in the bight of a rope to form two eyes, through which the hook of a tackle is passed for hoisting purposes. [image] ...
Usually tackle- or lever operated.
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.
Boot top A stripe near the waterline.
GEAR - A general name for ropes, blocks, tackle and other equipment used with our aboard a boat.
GIVE-WAY BOAT - One that does not have the right-of-way and should avoid the stand-on boat.
GROUND TACKLE - An anchor and anchoring gear.
" Tackle " is the combination of ropes and blocks; the combination of cables and anchors constitutes the " ground tackle.
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.
Gear - A general term for ropes, blocks, tackle and other equipment.
Geoid - A surface along which the gravity potential is everywhere equal (equipotential surface) and to which the direction of gravity is always perpendicular.
Ground Tackle - gear used for anchoring.
Gunwale - the top edge of a boat's hull.
GWL - gunwale length
Hatch - window mounted horizontally in the cabin roof.
Head - a boat's toilet; or the top corner of the sail.
A lookout on a vessel at anchor is required, with the level of effort depending upon the location of the anchorage, depth of water, type of ground tackle, wind, currents, waves, and so forth.
Don't omit to include fishing tackle among your stores. There is lots of sport in catching bluefish or mackerel when under way, and many a weary hour when your craft is becalmed may be beguiled with hook and line.
DAVITS Curved supports projecting over a vessel's sides, fitted with blocks and tackle for the hoisting-up of boats. DEAD AHEAD Directly ahead. DEAD ASTERN Directly aft.
The more the windage the larger ground tackle that is needed. Take down all sails, canvas, auxiliary outboard and any thing else that might cause windage problems. Don't forget to lock your boat when you leave.
GEAR - A general term for ropes, blocks, tackle and other equipment.
GIVE-WAY VESSEL - A term, from the Navigational Rules, used to describe the vessel which must yield in meeting, crossing, or overtaking situations.
GEAR - A general term for ropes, blocks, tackle and other equipment.
GIVE-WAY VESSEL - A term used to describe the vessel which must yield in meeting, crossing, or overtaking situations.
GMT- Greenwich Mean Time, the time at 0 degrees longitude.
The external chain locker forward is deep and large enough to carry an honest amount of ground tackle. The stanchions support double lifelines and the pulpits on both ends of the boat are robust.
mooring
Permanent ground tackle fixed to a buoy that boats can tie to.
motorsailer
A hybrid boat that has sails and powerful engines.
Block: Known on land as a pulley. IE. block and tackle, turning block, etc.
Boom: The spar to which the foot of the mainsail is attached, See also Jib boom, Jib club ...
Meaning something is filled to capacity or over loaded. If two blocks of rigging tackle were so hard together they couldn't be tightened further, it was said they were "Chock-a-Block".
Groggy - ...
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.
Boot top- A stripe of paint applied to the hull at the waterline.
That space wasn't much good for anything other than storing anchor line and ground tackle (chain and anchor). Now there's a convenient place for a latrine! As it was almost always located forward or *ahead* ... the potty became known as "the head".
Halyards: One of various ropes or tackles used for raising and lowering a sail, yard, spar, or flag.
Most yachts launch their dinghies by hand, or with a simple lifting tackle rigged from the main mast. Davits over the transom are convenient and look good, but sailing in a heavy following sea can cause the loss of a dinghy.
FORECASTLE- The raised part of the forward end of a ship's hull. The inside space may be used for crew accommodation or quarters, though on new ships this space is being used for the storage of paints, tackle, deck and engine stores, tarpaulins, etc.
When such an operation was to be carried out on a man-of-war it was necessary to have a proper wharf (the right beach might due), a proper turn of the tide, strong points on shore, and strong tackle and many men; ...
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When you use a mooring add a safety line independent of the pennant and if feasible, snorkel to check that the mooring tackle looks in good order....
- or tie up at a dock and use about 12 spring lines ;-) ...
On some ships this area may be used for crew accommodation or quarters but on most new ships the space is used for the storage of paints, tackle, deck and engine stores, tarpaulins, etc.
 See also: Boat, Sailing, Point, Deck, Light
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