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  2. Cleat hitch - Wikipedia

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    Cleat hitch, cleat knot, cleat tie: Category: Hitch: Origin: Nautical: Releasing: Non-jamming [1] ABoK #1615: Instructions: The cleat hitch is a knot for securely ...

  3. Tensionless hitch - Wikipedia

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    Tensionless Hitch, high-strength tie-off, No-Knot: Category: Hitch: Efficiency: 100%: Related: Round turn and two half-hitches, Pipe hitch, Klemheist knot, Tugboat hitch: Releasing: Non-jamming: Typical use: anchor knot: Caveat: The anchor diameter should be at least 8X the rope diameter. [1] Also, the hitch will not stay in place without a ...

  4. Cleat (nautical) - Wikipedia

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    A cleat hitch is a knot used to secure a rope to a cleat. A line tied with a cleat hitch to a horn cleat [ 1 ] on a dock. The line comes from a boat off the top of the picture, around the right horn, around the left horn, across the cleat from top left to bottom right, around the right horn, and then hitches around the left horn.

  5. Boat building - Wikipedia

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    Cleat: a fitting designed to tie off lines. The most common form has a central anchor point and opposing protrusions for taking turns of a line. Also cam and jam cleats. Coaming: any vertical surface on a ship designed to deflect or prevent entry of water; Cockpit: the seating area aft in a small decked vessel where the helm is.

  6. Anchor bend - Wikipedia

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    The anchor bend is a knot used for attaching a rope to a ring or similar termination. The name is a misnomer , as it is technically not a bend , but a hitch . Origins

  7. Rail fastening system - Wikipedia

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    Rail anchors, also called anticreepers, are spring steel clips that attach to the underside of the rail baseplate and bear against the sides of the sleepers to prevent longitudinal movement of the rail, either from changes in temperature or through vibration. Anchors may be attached and removed either by hand with hammers, or by an anchor machine.

  8. Guy-wire - Wikipedia

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    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. They are used commonly for ship masts , radio masts , wind turbines , utility poles , and tents .

  9. International maritime signal flags - Wikipedia

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    International maritime signal flags are various flags used to communicate with ships. The principal system of flags and associated codes is the International Code of Signals . [ 1 ] Various navies have flag systems with additional flags and codes, and other flags are used in special uses, or have historical significance.

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