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What are sailboat poles called?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 10/27/2022

Sailboats have many "poles". The ones that I think you are referring to are the mast and the boom. The Mast is the Tall one that sticks up out of the hull. The is connected horizontally to the mast.

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