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What do stays hold up on a sailing boat?
Stays support the mast on a sailing boat running from the mast forward and aft. Shrouds also support the mast and run from the mast to the sides of the boat.
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.
What holds up a sail on a boat?
A mast. Although it is attached to a mast the thing that holds a sail up is a halyard. a mast is something that pushes the boat with wind and the reason its called a mast is cause it holds the biggest sail, the thing your looking for is something that is on the bottom of the boat and runs vertical on the boat. if that gets ruined the boat is ruined, unrepairable
A tall pole that supports the sails of a boat?
i think it is mast i think it is mast
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.
What is the shorter mast on the boat?
The shorter mast ahead of the main is the foremast. The shorter mast abaft the main is the mizzen mast. On four or more masted boats -- I don't know.
A metal part of a sail boat?
Usually the mast
What is called the tall vertical pole on a boat?
A mast
What does the word boom mean?
It can mean a loud noise, part of a boat's mast, a mass of floating logs (in Canada) or a big event in an an area (gold boom).
What is the name of a boat pole?
It could be the mast or even a boathook.
What is a pole on a sale boat?
The pole on a sailboat is called the mast.
What is the bit at the top of the mast of a boat that you can sit in?
Crow's nest
