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101Downhaul — Cadets man the headsail sheets on the USCGC Eagle The downhaul is a line which is part of the rigging on a sailboat; it applies downward force on a spar or sail. The most common downhaul on a modern sailboat is attached to the spinnaker pole,… …
102Outhaul — An outhaul is a line which is part of the running rigging of a sailboat, used to extend a sail and control the shape of the curve of the foot of the sail. It runs from the clew (the back corner of the sail) to the end of the boom. The line is… …
103Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene — (UHMWPE), also known as high modulus polyethylene (HMPE) or high performance polyethylene (HPPE), is a subset of the thermoplastic polyethylene. It has extremely long chains, with molecular weight numbering in the millions, usually between 2 and… …
104Natural fiber — Fibers or fibres (see spelling differences) are a class of hair like materials that are continuous filaments or are in discrete elongated pieces, similar to pieces of thread. They can be spun into filaments, thread, or rope. They can be used as a …
105Terephthaloyl chloride — Terephthaloyl chloride …
106Clewlines and buntlines — For the revolver, see Colt Buntline Clewlines and buntlines are lines used to handle the sails of a square rigged ship. Clewlines (green) and buntlines (red) for a single sail. The sail here is semi transparent; fainter lines are running behind… …
107Polyester — For the 1981 motion picture, see Polyester (film). SEM picture of a bend in a high surface area polyester fiber with a seven lobed cross section …
108Draft (sail) — In nautical parlance, the draft or draught of a sail is a degree of curvature in a horizontal cross section. Any sail experiences a force from the prevailing wind just because it impedes the air s passage. A sail with draft also functions as an… …
109Cleat (nautical) — A line tied to a cleat on a dock. The line comes from a boat off the top of the picture, around the right horn, around the left horn, across the cleat from top left to bottom right, around the right horn, and then hitches around the left horn …
110Martingale (rigging) — Martingle and Dolphin striker on tall ship Stad Amsterdam A martingale is a fore and aft stay lying directly beneath the bowsprit strengthening it and, if extended from the sprit a jibboom, against upward force created by the head stays. The… …
