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What is the rope in the luff of a sail called?
Cunningham rope
How many ropes are there on a sailing craft?
On sailboats and sailing ships, once a rope has a purpose or a taskm it is nearly always referred to as a line, not a rope. There can be 5-15 ropes on a typical sailing ship, The common ones you can find on a sailboat include - Bell rope (to ring the bell) Tiller rope (to hold the tiller) Leech rope (a part of the sail) Luff rope (a part of the sail) Bolt rope (a part of the sail) Rope (a new line that has no purpose or place, most likely stored below deck)
Is it okay to get a jib furling sail that is one foot shorter on the luff and on the foot than the size recommended for a Rhodes 22 sailboat?
Yes you can use a jib that is short on the luff and the foot. You won't catch as much wind so you will sacrifice some speed but it will work.
How do I put up the mainsail on a Soling sailboat?
Use the sail pullr uppr rope /line called a/the Halyard. It is traditionally on the starboard/right side of the mast. If it a has a fitting attach same to the top/head of the sail and then seed the sail luff rope or sail slugs into the groove in the back of the mast. Have Crew/Assistant feed the Luff Rope on the sail from as low a point in the cockpit, or desk as possible so it will feed smoothly whilst you haul the sail up with the Halyard. Haul fairly tight and then clet the halyard to the Mast or deck and coil/hang the remainder of the Halyard in the cockpit.attach the bottom of the sail Tack to the boom at the mast and the Clew at the outer end of the Boom.
What is one preferred use for polypropylene rope on a sailboat?
Because the polypropylene rope floats on water it is a preferred type of line for the Man Overboard ring.
A rope from the top of a mast on a sailboat is attached to a point 6 feet from the base of the mast If the rope is 24 feet long about how high is the mast?
23.2 ft.
Pulling down on a rope to hoist a sail on a sailboat is an example of what?
This is referrred to as exercising a simple machine called a pulley.
When was Brian Luff born?
Brian Luff was born in 1957.
When was Luff Award created?
Luff Award was created in 1940.
When was Enid Luff born?
Enid Luff was born in 1935.
When was Troy Luff born?
Troy Luff was born in 1969.
When was Yehoshua Luff born?
Yehoshua Luff was born in 1902, in Russia.
