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wire halyard
wire pendant
reefed sail
Figure 12-11. Wire rope pendants for deep reefs and storm trysails.
Gaff Strips
When a gaff sail is hoisted, gaff jaws can abrade the As an alternative, screw half-oval bronze or hard-
mast where they bear. The traditional fix is to tack wood strips vertically onto the mast. They’ll take the
copper or bronze sheet around the mast at bearing load better, drain more readily, and are more easily
height. But the sheet, even when well bedded, invites inspected and repaired.
moisture to gather underneath. Rot follows. And
though the sheet does stop chafe, it doesn’t keep the
jaws from denting and bruising the mast.
strips of wood
or bronze
half-round
top view
gaff
mast
mast
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