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

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    Also called bolster plate. anchor buoy A small buoy secured to a line attached to the crown of an anchor. The line allows the anchor to be unhooked from an obstruction, such as a rock or another vessel's anchor cable, so preventing raising the anchor in the normal way. [13] anchor chain . Also anchor cable. A chain connecting a ship to an anchor.

  3. Jackstay - Wikipedia

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    A rope or rod secured along a vessel's spar to attach an edge of a sail or the end of a gaff, [2] A rope or rod running vertically on the forward side of the mast on which the yard moves. A stay for racing or cruising vessels used to steady the mast against the strain of the gaff.

  4. Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z) - Wikipedia

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    Also anchor rode. The anchor line, rope, or cable connecting the anchor chain to the vessel. rogue wave Any unusually large wave for a given sea state; formally, a wave whose height is more than twice the significant wave height of that sea state (i.e. the mean of the largest third of waves in a wave record). roll 1.

  5. Bitts - Wikipedia

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    Bitts are paired vertical wooden or metal posts mounted either aboard a ship or on a wharf, pier, or quay. The posts are used to secure mooring lines, ropes, hawsers, or cables. [1] Bitts aboard wooden sailing ships (sometime called cable-bitts) were large vertical timbers mortised into the keel and used as the anchor cable attachment point. [2]

  6. Boat building - Wikipedia

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    Anchor: a device for holding a boat to the seabed, typically with chain and rope. Traditional anchors include the fisherman, Danforth, and plough types (such as the "CQR" and "Delta"). Recently, far more effective anchors with more reliable holding include the "Rocna" and the "Ultra", both of which are spade anchors.

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