Meaning Topping lift
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Topping lift


A line or wire rope used to support the boom when a boat is anchored or moored.
Source: sailinglinks.com

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a tackle or rope suspending a spar or derrick Source: Maritime Curators Group: Manual of Curatorship
Source: nationalhistoricships.org.uk (offline)

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A line that runs from the end of the boom to hold it up when the sail is not set; as in: If the boom is too low after we furl the main we'll need to raise the topping lift.
Source: schoolofsailing.net

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A rope or chain extending from the head of a boom or gaff to a mast, or to the vessel’s structure for the purpose of supporting the weight of the boom or gaff and its loads, and permitting them to be [..]
Source: officerofthewatch.com

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Topping lift


The tackle used to raise or top the end of a gaff, or of a boom.
Source: ageofsail.net

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(1) A line by which the end of a spar is hoisted or lowered. (2) A line that holds up the boom when it is not being used. (3) A line from the upper mast which controls the height of the spinnaker pole [..]
Source: caribbean-pirates.com

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Topping lift


 A line designed to hold a spar aloft.
Source: apsltd.com (offline)

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Topping lift


a line or wire for lifting the boom
Source: schoonerman.com

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Topping lift


1. a line that holds up the boom when it is not being used.   2. a line from the masthead that controls the height of a spinnaker pole
Source: photographers1.com

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Topping lift


(1) A line by which the end of a spar is hoisted or lowered. (2) A line that holds up the boom when it is not being used. (3) A line from the upper mast which controls the height of the spinnaker pole [..]
Source: marinewaypoints.com





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