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  2. Nautical cable - Wikipedia

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    A nautical cable is a band of tightly woven and clamped ropes, of a defined cable length, used during the age of sail for deep water anchoring, heavy lifting, ship to ship transfers and towing during blue sea sailing and other uses.

  3. Hawser - Wikipedia

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    Hawser (/ ˈ h ɔː z ər /) is a nautical term for a thick rope used in mooring or towing a ship. [1] A hawser is not waterproof, as is a cable. A hawser passes through a hawsehole, also known as a cat hole, [2] located on the hawse. [3]

  4. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    2. A rope attached to the side of a sail to pull it towards the bow (for keeping the windward edge of the sail steady). [2] 3. A rope attached to the foresail to hold it aback when tacking. [2] 4. "Sailing on a bowline" means sailing to weather close-hauled. bowman The person, in a team or among oarsmen, positioned nearest the bow. bowpicker

  5. Ropework - Wikipedia

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    Included are tying knots, splicing, making lashings, whippings, and proper use and storage of rope. While the skill of a sailor in the Age of Sail was often judged by how well he knew marlinespike seamanship, the knowledge it embraces involving docking a craft, towing, making repairs underway, and more is still critical for modern seafarers.

  6. Cable length - Wikipedia

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    A cable in this usage cable is a thick rope or by transference a chain cable. [1] The OED gives quotations from c. 1400 onwards. A cable's length (often "cable length" or just "cable") is simply the standard length in which cables came, which by 1555 had settled to around 100 fathoms (600 ft; 180 m) or 1 ⁄ 10 nautical mile (0.19 km; 0.12 mi). [1]

  7. Day shapes - Wikipedia

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    3. Vessel towing Diamond Tow > 200 m 3. Vessel being towed Diamond Tow > 200 m 4,11. Fishing (with restricted maneuvrability) 2 cones (apexes together) > 20 m (extra cone: gear extending more than 150 metres in that direction) 5. Not under command 2 balls (vert. line) > 12 m 6. Minesweeping 3 balls 7,10. Restricted in ability to manoeuvre