Dock Lines - Answer-A line used to tie a boat in its dock
Loose Footed - Answer-Of a mainsail, for example, that is attached to its boom at its tack and clew but not along its foot
Bolt Rope - Answer-A rope sewn into the edge of a sail, often used to attach it to the mast or boom
Outhaul -...
ASA 101 - Sailing - Chapter 2 Exam
Questions and Answers
Dock Lines - Answer-A line used to tie a boat in its dock
Loose Footed - Answer-Of a mainsail, for example, that is attached to its boom at its
tack and clew but not along its foot
Bolt Rope - Answer-A rope sewn into the edge of a sail, often used to attach it to the
mast or boom
Outhaul - Answer-A line used to tension the foot of the mainsail
Aloft - Answer-Above the deck, usually in the rig
Made Fast - Answer-To secure, as when tying a line to a cleat
Cleat - Answer-A fitting used to secure a line under load
Headboard - Answer-A reinforcement at the head of a sail
Sail Tie - Answer-Length of webbing used to secure sails
Hanks - Answer-A metal clip or fabric tab used to attach a sail's luff to a stay
Luff Tape - Answer-Tape with an integral bolt rope that is sewn to the luff of a sail
Headfoil - Answer-A metal or plastic cover that fits over a forestay to accept the luff tape
of a jib when it's hoisted
Fairlead - Answer-A fitting used to lead a line fair and at the correct angle to a winch,
cleat, or other fitting
Fair - Answer-Unobstructed and at the correct angle
Snub - Answer-To hold a line under tension by wrapping it around a cleat or a winch
Tail - Answer-The end of a working line after the winch or snubber that is taking the load
Jammer - Answer-A device that holds a line by an internal mechanism
Eased - Answer-Let out
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