An arched rod that carries the lower mainsheet block clear of the deck and steering gear, allowing it to slide from windward to leeward when tacking.
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FREEBOARD DECK
Deck to which freeboard is measured
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TWEEN DECK
The space between any two adjacent decks
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TIMKEN OK LOAD
The heaviest load that a test lubricant will sustain without scoring the test block in the Timken Test procedures, ASTM Methods D 2509 (greases) and D 2782 (oils).
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TIE ROD
A tension member between buckstays or tie plates.
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SHEAVE
Pulley in the block
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FLUSH DECK
The upper deck of a vessel that extends unbroken from stem to stern.
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BLOCKSHIP
A vessel sunk deliberately to block a waterway to prevent the waterwayʹs use by an enemy.
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BEAR
Large squared off stone used with sand for scraping clean wooden decks.
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BELOW DECKS
In or into any of the spaces below the main deck of a vessel.
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JACKSTAY
An iron rod bolted clear of the mainmast, to which the luff of the mainsail is laced.
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