Definition of Ringtail boom. Meaning of Ringtail boom. Synonyms of Ringtail boom

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Definition of Ringtail boom

Ringtail boom
Ringtail Ring"tail`, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) A bird having a distinct band of color across the tail, as the hen harrier. 2. (Naut.) A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail; -- called also ringsail. Ringtail boom (Naut.), a spar which is rigged on a boom for setting a ringtail.

Meaning of Ringtail boom from wikipedia

- use in fair weather. It is set outside the square sails, using stun'sl booms which run out along the yards. They came into use some time in the middle...
- In sailing, a boom is a spar (pole), along the foot of a fore and aft rigged sail, that greatly improves control of the angle and shape of the sail. The...
- extend the gaff and boom of a gaff sail. The effect is as if the gaff sail were larger in size, with the extra sail cloth of the ringtail continuing the plane...
- A boom vang (US) or kicking strap (UK) (often shortened to "vang" or "kicker") is a line or piston system on a sailboat used to exert downward force on...
- gooseneck is the swivel connection on a sailboat by which the boom attaches to the mast. The boom may pivot in any direction, from side to side or up and down...
- system usually consists of a line which is secured at one end to the mast or boom below the foot of the mainsail. It is then p****ed through a cringle in the...
- spares. Example jury-rig configurations include: A spare topmast The main boom of a brig Replacing the foremast with the mizzenmast (mentioned in William...
- Kicking straps/boom vangs control a boom-footed sail's leech tension by exerting downward force mid-boom. Cunninghams tighten the luff of a boom-footed sail...
- Ringtail* Screecher* Spinnaker Staysail Trysail* Four-sided Course Fisherman† Foresail Junk sail* Lug sail Mainsail (square rig) Moonraker* Ringtail*...
- of a sailing vessel to carry or support its sail. These include yards, booms, and masts, which serve both to deploy sail and resist compressive and bending...