GLOSSARY OF TERMS (cont.)
RUDDER.
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. wing-shaped device
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steer
boat.
SHACKLE . . .
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"U
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fitting with removable pin used
to
fasten lines
or
parts
together
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SHEAVE . . .
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roller
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pulley.
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. lines
used
to control sails.
SHROUD
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wires
on
each
side of boat
supporting
the
mast.
SPREADER . .
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strut projecting from side of mast
to
brace
diamond
wire.
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the
right side.
STERN . . .
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back of hull.
TACK .
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. . . to turn
the
bow
by
having
the
bows cross
through
the
eye
of
the
wind,
or
lower forward
corner
of sail.
TELL TALE
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. . . . short pieces of ribbon
or
yarn
attached
to
sail
or
rigging for reading wind direction.
TILLER EXTENSION . .
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device which controls
rudder
steering.
TRAMPOLINE
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material
stretched
between hulls
and
crossbars
to
sit on.
TRANSOM
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aft-most
end
of boat.
TRAVELER . .
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"car" which rolls width of
rear
crossbar.
TRIM .
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to
adjust
sheet
tension,
or
to
balance
hulls
in
water
so
they function to maximum efficiency.
TURNBUCKLE . .
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threaded
fitting for adjusting wire length.
UPWIND .
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to sail into
the
wind.
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to
sail into the wind.
WINDWARD
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side toward
the
wind.
GLOSSARY
OF
KNOTS
REEF KNOT
or
FIGURE EIGHT SQUARE KNOT
CLEAT HALF HITCH
TWO HALF HITCHES
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