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Halyards raise or lower sails, sheets tighten or loosen angle of sail, and the shrouds and stays steady the mast(s).
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What ship has sails the gondola or the yawl?
The ship or boat with sails is the yawl, which will typically have 2 sails, the main mast for the main sail and mizzen mast. A yawl is defined as a boat with the mizzen mast aft of the rudder post. A boat with two masts, a main mast and a mizzen mast with the mizzen mast forward of the rudder post is a ketch.
A tall pole that supports the sails of a boat?
i think it is mast i think it is mast
What is the definition of mast?
A pole on a boat that holds spars or sails.
What is the pole that supports the mast and sails on a boat called?
I believe it is called a "spar".
Part of the boat that begins with m?
The mast is part of a boat. It is a vertical pole on a ship which supports the sails.
What pole is in the middle of a sailboat and holds up the sails?
The pole you are referring to is called the mast. If the boat only has one mast it is usually not in the middle of the boat but is normally found in the forward third of the boat.
How is a pulley used in a sailing boat?
To ease the raising of sails, a pulley is attached to the top of the mast.
Where do pirates operate?
Mainly on the main decking of the ship, but they can be trained to operate on the mast, sails and hull of the boat.
Is mast a verb or a noun?
The word 'mast' is a noun, a singular, common, concrete noun; a word for a long pole that rises from the bottom of a ship or boat and supports the sails and rigging; a word for a thing.
A pole in the middle of a sailboat that holds up sails?
It is called the mast
What does living mast mean?
tall upright post, spar, or other structure on a ship or boat, in sailing vessels generally carrying a sail or sails.
What is the name of the tall poles to which the sails of some watercraft are attached?
Sails are attached to the mast.
