- 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...
- 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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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...
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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...
- 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...
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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...
-
rigged sail has two; a
throat halyard to
lift the end of the gaff
nearer the mast, and a peak
halyard to
lift the
outer end. A more
modern triangular (Bermuda...
- are
analogous to
airplane wings,
except that they are
designed to
provide lift on
either side to
accommodate being on
either tack.
Whereas wings adjust...