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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)
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