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PAGE 7 FISHING GEAR

TermDefinition
Port the left side of the boat facing the bow
Rack to seize two ropes together with cross turns of spun yarn or small stuff
Rack Seizing small stuff rove around two lines in an over and under figure-of-eight fashion
Reef sailing term which means to reduce the sail area without removing the sail entirely
Reef Knot also called a square knot, useful for tying two ropes together
Reeve to pass the end of a rope through an eye or an opening such as a block, thimble, or bight
Render to pass through freely, when a rope runs easily through a fairlead or a sheeve
Rigger a person who works with rigging
Rigging the wire, rope, rods, lines, hardware, and other equipment that support vessel operations
Right-handed direction of rotation from left to right (clockwise)
Rode another name for the anchor line
Rolling Hitch a knot useful for attaching a line to another line, cable or spar
Rope cordage made of fiber or steal
Round Seizing a method of securing two ropes together, or the parts of the same rope to form an eye
Round Turn passing a line completely around the spar, bitt, or another rope
Running Part the end of a line used for making a knot, also called the working end
Running Rigging all the lines of a ship used to control the sails or moveable appendages
Safe Working Load (SWL) the manufacturer's recommended maximum weight load for a line, rope, cable, crane, or any other lifting device or component of a lifting device
Safety Factor (SF) a ration by which a rope is de-rated to obtain the Safe Working Load
Sail Needle long, spur steel needles, triangular at the point and cylindrical at the eye (Sewing needle or roping needle)
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