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PAGE 2 FISHING GEAR
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Block | a mechanical device consisting essentially of a frame or a shell, within which is mounted a sheave or roller which a rope is run |
| Block-and-Tackle | any of several arrangements of blocks (pulleys) and line to gain a mechanical advantage |
| Bollard | a strong cylindrical mooring point, bollards and bitts are nearly synonymous, bollards are generally found on peers |
| Boltrope | a piece of rope sewed into the edge of a piece of canvas or a sail to give added strength and to prevent the canvas from ripping |
| Bosun's Chair | a sea, sometimes a rigid plank, sometimes made out of canvas, used to hoist a person aloft to repairing rigging |
| Bowline | the "king of knots" used to make a loop in a line: this knot is simple; strong virtually slip-proof, and is easily untied |
| Braid | to plat, plait or interweave strands, yarns, ropes or cords |
| Braided Line | a modern configuration of rope; it may be a single braid or a double braid |
| Breaking Strength | the load, in pounds of "pull" or force; at which a rope, chain or other item would break (MBL, Tensile Strength) |
| Bridle | a line or wire secured at both ends in order to distribute a strain between two points |
| Cable Laid | rope that is composed of three ropes laid together left-handed; each of these three individual ropes contain three strands laid together right-handed |
| Canvas | a woven fabric of cotton or flax used for sails, awnings, and other shipboard purposes |
| Capsize | altering the appearance or shape of a knot by changing only the strain. a knot that has capsized (spilled) has deformed into a different structure |
| Capstan | a vertical winch on deck, used for hauling, such as an anchor line |
| Carrick Bend | a useful knot for fastening two lines together, particularly hawsers, cables, or other ropes too large or stiff to be hand cinched. It will not jam even after carrying a significant load or being soaked with water |
| Cast | to tie a knot |
| Cast Off | to loosen or unfasten; to undo all mooring lines in preparation for departure |
| Catch a Turn | to take a turn, as around a capstan or bitt, usually for holding temporarily |
| Chafe | abrasion or wear |
| Chafing Gear | cloth, tape, or other material fastened around a line or other rigging to prevent wear |
| Chock | a fitting on a boat's deck through which a mooring line leads over the side |
| Cleat | a lighter shipboard fitting with horns projecting out sideways. It is used to belay a rope or line |
| Cleat Hitch | the distinctive crisscross or figure-eight hitch used to fasten (belay) a line to a cleat |
| Clinch | a form of bend consisting of a bight or eye made by seizing the end to its own part |
| Clockwise | rotation in the direction of a clock, or right-handed |
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