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A sailboat's mast is supported by shrouds (side-to-side) and stays (fore-and-aft) – nautical equivalents of guy wires.. A guy-wire, guy-line, guy-rope, down guy, or stay, also called simply a guy, is a tensioned cable designed to add stability to a freestanding structure.
Commonly used on commercial fishing boats using nets; and Kevlar, an extremely strong and expensive fibre with almost no stretch, usually braided and best suited for halyards. Taff rail: a railing at the extreme stern of a vessel. Thwart: a transverse member used to maintain the shape of the topsides of a small boat, often doubling as a seat.
Holes on the edges of the plate fit over these bolts and the cover is fastened down with nuts or dogs. Vapor accidents can occur when pressure builds up in the tank below and the Butterworth cover is carelessly removed. [5] Butterworth hatches have been responsible for a number of marine losses. [6]
The tensioned portion of the rope would fasten the ship to the quay, hoist a foresail, lift a spar into position on the mast or be used to transfer cargo to or from a dock or lighter. A capstan is a vertical-axled rotating machine developed for use on sailing ships to multiply the pulling force of sailors when hauling ropes, cables, and hawsers.
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Two scuppers cut into either side of this outdoor stairwell prevent water from building up and making the stairs slippery. A scupper is an opening in the side walls of a vessel or an open-air structure, which allows water to drain instead of pooling within the bulwark or gunwales of a vessel, or within the curbing or walls of a building. Ship's ...
Alyce Huckstepp (R) and friend attend the premiere of Jamie Foxx's film "Day Shift" in Los Angeles, California, August 2022Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix
A former FBI informant pleaded guilty Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving Joe Biden and his son Hunter that became central to congressional Republicans’ impeachment inquiry ...