The downhaul is a line which is part of the rigging on a sailboat; it applies downward force on a spar or sail. The most common downhaul on a modern sailboat is attached to the spinnaker pole, though this may be referred to as the foreguy in some rigging nomenclature. The term is also commonly applied to the cunningham on the mainsail. In a windsu...
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A line used to control either a mobile spar, or the shape of a sail. A downhaul can also be used to retrieve a sail back on deck.
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A line used to control either a mobile spar, or the shape of a sail. A downhaul can also be used to retrieve a sail back on deck.
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rope for holding down or hauling down a sail or spar
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rope for holding down or hauling down a sail or spar
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• (n.) A rope to haul down, or to assist in hauling down, a sail; as, a staysail downhaul; a trysail downhaul.
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control used to alter the luff of a sail
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Down'haul` noun (Nautical) A rope to haul down, or to assist in hauling down, a sail; as, a staysail
downhaul ; a trysail
downhaul .
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A line used to pull a spar, such as the spinnaker pole, or a sail, particularly the mainsail, down.
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A line used to control either a mobile spar, or the shape of a sail.
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any of various lines for pulling down a sail or a yard, as for securing in a lowered position when not in use.
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