- the same pin. Some sails, in
addition to
clewlines and buntlines, have
leechlines to pull the
edges into the
centre when they are
stowed (see picture)....
-
tightening the line too much.
According to the MIT
Nautical ****ociation, a
leechline can
refer to
either a thin line
running through the
leech of a sail that...
-
especially on a fore and aft sail. In
other cases, clewlines,
buntlines and
leechlines may be
considered types of brails.
brail net A type of net incorporating...
- from
which it is
suspended that include: brails, buntlines,
lifts and
leechlines.
Bowlines and clew
lines shape a
square sail. To
adjust the
angle of the...
-
adjust the tilt of a yard, to
raise or
lower the ends off the horizontal.
Leechlines run to the
leech (outer
vertical edges) of a sail and
serve to pull the...
-
changed in the
seventeenth century, with the
martnet being replaced by
leechlines.
These developments increased the
amount of work that
needed to be done...
-
adjust the tilt of a yard, to
raise or
lower the ends off the horizontal.
Leechlines run to the
leech (outer
vertical edges) of a sail and
serve to pull the...
- (particularly the courses) and of the
lateen mizzen; su****ded by the
leechline c. 1650 mast A
vertical pole on a ship that
supports sails or rigging...
