- The
topping lift (more
rarely known as an uphaul) is a line
which applies upward force on a boom on a sailboat. Part of the
running rigging,
topping lifts...
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Clewlines Downhaul Guy
Halyard peak
throat Outhaul Preventer Sheet Tack
Topping lift Components Baggywrinkle Belaying pin*
Block Cleat bitts Clevis pin Deadeye...
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leaving the ****pit.
Other lines that may be
found on a boom include: A
topping lift,
holds up the free end of the boom when the sail is lowered. Lazy jacks...
- is furled, a
topping lift supplies the
upward force on the boom. Some line vang
systems incorporate a
piston to
provide the
topping lift force and to...
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force of the wind, or it may have
lines attached to it to
raise (the
topping lift) and
lower (the
foreguy or downhaul) the
angle of the pole. If these...
- pardoner, the Earl of Es****, in 1601.
Derrick devised a beam with a
topping lift and
pulleys for his hangings,
instead of the old-fashioned rope over...
- the rig. The
topping lift, also
called "lazy jacks",
holds the boom and sail up off the deck when the sail is not raised. The
topping lift also serves...
- don’t have pins that fall
overboard at a
critical moment". A
modern rope can
lift as
heavy loads as a
steel wire 3
times as
thick and much heavier.
Metal shackles...
- used to
raise sails and
control luff tension. On gaff-rigged vessels,
topping lifts hold the
yards across the top of the sail aloft. Sail
shape is usually...
- to the ****ings for the
lifts and braces.
Yardarms The
outermost tips of the yard:
outboard from the
attachments for the
lifts. Note that
these terms refer...