Look up jury-rig in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In maritime transport and sailing, jury rigging is making temporary makeshift running repairs with...

sails. Standing rigging is the fixed rigging that supports masts including shrouds and stays. Running rigging is rigging which adjusts the position of the...

Standing rigging comprises the fixed lines, wires, or rods, which support each mast or bowsprit on a sailing vessel and reinforce those spars against...

Running rigging is the rigging of a sailing vessel that is used for raising, lowering, shaping and controlling the sails on a sailing vessel—as opposed...

in a wide variety of fasteners used in farming equipment and sailboat rigging, as well as the automotive, aircraft and construction industries. They...

rigging. In late antiquity, the foremast lost most of its tilt, standing nearly upright on some ships. By the onset of the Early Middle Ages, rigging...

wood, metal or lightweight materials such as carbon fibre used in the rigging of a sailing vessel to carry or support its sail. These include yards,...

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The jury mast knot (or masthead knot) is traditionally presented as to be used for jury rigging a temporary mast on a sailboat or ship after the original...

provide extra speed in fine weather. Lees, James (1979). The Masting and Rigging of English Ships of War, 1625–1860. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-136-X...

standing rigging to support the masts and running rigging to raise the sails and control their ability to draw power from the wind. The running rigging has...

topgallant staysail. C.S. Forester, Beat to Quarters, Chapter VI. Underhill, Harold (1946). Masting and Rigging. Glasgow: Brown, Son and Ferguson, LTD....

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her sister was always better suited to be a Syndicate assassin. After jury-rigging a derelict ship, they arrive at D'Erika's wedding just in time. D'Vana...

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On a sailing boat, the shrouds are pieces of standing rigging which hold the mast up from side to side. There is frequently more than one shroud on each...

unit of measure "yard". Halyards, like most other parts of the running rigging, were classically made of natural fibre like manila or hemp. A square rig...

graffito in the Yenikapı excavations. In the 12th to 13th centuries the rigging underwent a change when the hook-shaped masthead made way for an arrangement...

commonly referred to by the internet term, "life-hacking". Related to jury-rigging i.e. sloppy/ unlikely mods Hobby electronics or in amateur radio equipment...

Department sued the two companies, alleging negligence, mismanagement, and jury-rigging of the Dali's mechanical and electrical systems. The agency sought $100...

of footropes.: p87 : 8  Underhill, H. A. (1955). Sailing ship rigs and rigging (2nd ed.). Glasgow: Brown Son & Ferguson. ISBN 0-85174-176-2. Bennett,...

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connecting link in all manner of rigging systems, from boats and ships to industrial crane rigging, as they allow different rigging subsets to be connected or...

hunting-style stock. It was discovered that criminals in Egypt were jury-rigging shotguns they had captured or stolen by wrapping common civilian 16-gauge...

penny, or a grain of rice inside. Harold A. Underhill (1946). Masting and Rigging the Clipper Ship and Ocean Carrier. Brown, Son and Ferguson. ISBN 0-85174-173-8...

masts which serve to stabilize the masts. A stay is part of the standing rigging and is used to support the weight of a mast. It is a large strong rope...

by Walter Cronkite and won an Edgar Award in 1993. In his 2007 book Jury Rigging in the Court of Public Opinion, the author John D. Murphy criticized...

remaining time jury-rigging an automated drone to act as an escape pod so the crew could escape to the nearby Moon. As the jury-rigging nears completion...

height above the water to account for increased windspeed. The presence of rigging, supporting the mast of a conventional fore-and-aft rig limits sail geometry...

the pole's midpoint, but this term is used for other parts of a boat's rigging as well. Mayne, Richard (2018-10-24). The Language of Sailing. Routledge...