am i right in thinking the ropes on a yatch, boat etc. are called sheets? and if so why
2007-06-02 08:24:39 · 7 answers · asked by JULES B 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
Many sailors would tell you there are no ropes on a boat. That is because each line has a name and a job, and is made from a particular type of rope. Rope would only be those loose lines laying in the bottom of the boat, and there shoulld be none.
Sheets are the lines that pull in the sails. There would be the main sheet for the main sail and the jib sheet for the jib.
The anchor has a rode.
The halyard is used to pull up the sail.
The centerboard has a pennet.
The dinghy has a painter, and it is floating line.
leech line tightens the leech of a sail.
The guy handles the spinnaker
Outhaul, downhaul, cunningham, barberhauler, snotter, topping lift, bowline
2007-06-02 09:21:56 · answer #1 · answered by science teacher 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Kind of. I can't remember which ones are which, but not all 'lines' are sheets. I could be wrong, but I think the trimming lines for the main sail are sheets. Usually a nylon braid-on-braid style rope these days, strong and rot resistant.
2007-06-02 08:45:26 · answer #2 · answered by Mounso 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rope on any U.S.Navy boat of any type, bell rope... with a bitter end.
2017-01-22 20:40:57 · answer #3 · answered by David 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ropes = rigging
Sheets = sail
I've heard of "soap on a rope".
Just kidding.......
2007-06-02 08:28:33 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
inland waterways they are usually refered to as
forward (forard) line
centre line
aft line
2007-06-02 08:31:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
sophisticated stuff. look using google or bing. it can assist!
2014-11-06 16:19:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not quite sure hmmmmmmm........ i think the sheets would b the sails,,,,,,
2007-06-02 08:28:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋