outhaul

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English - English
A rope that is used to extend a sail along a spar
A rope used for hauling out a sail upon a spar; opposite of inhaul
The line used to haul the lower outer corner of a fore-and-aft sail out to stretch it along a boom; on the jib the corner in question is the tack, and on the mainsail it's the clew (Underhill)
a line used to tension the foot of a mainsail
The tackle system by which the mainsail clew is hauled out towards the end of the boom
An adjuster that tensions the sail's foot
A line used to haul out the clew or after corner of a sail on the boom
A line used to haul the clew of the sail out to the end of the boom
A line used to tension the foot of a sail, used to maintain proper sail shape