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Parts of a Ship
A numbered listing is near the bottom of the page
Choose a link below for more detailed information.
1. Forestay
2. Halyard (Jib)
3. Head
4. Leech
5. Luff
6. Headsail
7. Clew
8. Foot
9. Deck
10. Bow
11. Keel
12. Jib Sheet
13. Hull
14. Mainsheet
15. Stern
16. Rudder
17. Tiller
18. Boom
19. Outhaul
20. Clew
21. Foot (Jib)
22. Tack
23. Shrouds
24. Leech (Main)
25. Luff (Main)
26. Mainsail
27. Batten
28. Head (Main)
29. Halyard (Main)
30. Mast
Assorted parts not in the above diagram.
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Backstay
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Block
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Boom Vang
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Centerboard
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Cleat
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Cockpit
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Daggerboard
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Genoa
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Gooseneck
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Helm
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Line
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Painter
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Running Rigging
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Shackle
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Spinnaker
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Spreader
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Topping Lift
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Transom
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Wheel
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Winch
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Boltrope
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Cabin
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Clew Strap
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Coaming
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Companionway
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Cringle
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Cunningham
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Foreguy
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Harken Tack Terminal
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Leech Line
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Preventer
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Chainplates
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Reefing Lines
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Roach
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Rudder Head
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Scuppers
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Tack Plates
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Telltales
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Traveler
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Buoyancy Tanks