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Cleat (nautical)

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A jam cleat. The rope is free to run around the lower part of the cleat (below the screws). The upper part is tapered so that the space between the cleat and the boat gets smaller closer to the screws, causing the rope to jam in the cleat when it is pulled
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to a horn cleat on a dock. The line comes from a boat off the top of the picture, around the right horn, around the left horn, across the cleat from top left to bottom right, around the right horn, and then
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the line from the boat should initially run to the far (left) side of the horn cleat rather than close (right) side.
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Cam cleat: the rope passes between two cams, which resist a pull in a direction away from the camera.
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is the traditional design, featuring two “horns” extending parallel to the deck or the axis of the
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pinch the rope, allowing the rope to be adjusted easily, and quickly released when under load.
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Cleat

HMY Britannia
rope
spar
anvil
cams
cleat hitch
A line tied with a cleat hitch to a horn cleat on a dock. The line comes from a boat off the top of the picture, around the right horn, around the left horn, across the cleat from top left to bottom right, around the right horn, and then hitches around the left horn. Note that this line is tied improperly; the line from the boat should initially run to the far (left) side of the horn cleat rather than close (right) side.
cleat hitch
hitches
A jam cleat. The rope is free to run around the lower part of the cleat (below the screws). The upper part is tapered so that the space between the cleat and the boat gets smaller closer to the screws, causing the rope to jam in the cleat when it is pulled downward.
A large mooring cleat
Cam cleat: the rope passes between two cams, which resist a pull in a direction away from the camera.
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Sails
spars
rigging
jury rigging
Bermuda
B&R
Cat
Fore-and-aft
Gaff
Gunter
Junk
Ljungström

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