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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. Ropework - Wikipedia

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   However, the rope and knotting expert Geoffrey Budworth warns against the practice of fusing thus: [2] Sealing rope ends this way is lazy and dangerous. A tugboat operator once sliced the palm of his hand open down to the sinews after the hardened (and obviously sharp) end of a rope that had been heat-sealed pulled through his grasp. There is ...

4. Stays (nautical) - Wikipedia

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   It is a large strong rope, wire or rod extending from the upper end of each mast and running down towards the deck of the vessel in a midships fore-and-aft direction. The shrouds serve a similar function but extend on each side of the mast and provide support in the athwartships direction.

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

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   One end of a rope is made fast above the object, a loop of rope is lowered and passed around the object, which can be raised by hauling on the free end of rope. parley A discussion or conference, especially between enemies, over terms of a truce or other matters. parrel A movable loop or collar, used to fasten a yard or gaff to its respective ...

6. Jacob's ladder (nautical) - Wikipedia

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   The first type of Jacob's ladder is a flexible hanging ladder. It consists of vertical ropes or chains supporting horizontal, historically round and wooden, rungs.

7. Brace (sailing) - Wikipedia

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   A brace on a square-rigged ship is a rope (line) used to rotate a yard around the mast, to allow the ship to sail at different angles to the wind. Braces are always used in pairs, one at each end of a yard ( yardarm ), [ 1 ] termed port brace and starboard brace of a given yard or sail (e.g., the starboard main-brace is the brace fixed to the ...