In sailing, a block is a single or multiple pulley. One or a number of sheaves are enclosed in an assembly between cheeks or chocks. In use a block is fixed to the end of a line, to a spar or to a surface. Rope or line is rove through the sheaves, and maybe through one or more matching blocks at some far end to make up a tackle.
i think sailing is alot of fun. what is your opinion??
I'm interested in sailing yachts part time, a trip here and a trip there. I know people pay to have their yachts sailed from up north to Florida ...
My name is Steve and I live in Melbourne, Fl. I am a pror boat owner and have sailed for many years. I am 29 years old and have a passion for sailin...
I am planning my next holiday for Thailand. I am not sure yet where to go. East coast or west coast. There seem to be many possibilities for sailing a...
I live in south florida, the largest cruise port in the U.S. I'm sure there are a few cabins vacant the day of sailing which the cruise lines wou...
I am ready to buy a 36-40 ft sailing boat to start cruising around the world. The more input I get the better it is. If you have experience or ideas l...
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so I filed with the above and my return was suppose to be around 3000. Married filing jointly w/ child 2 yrs old. We get the refund 140?? But with fee...
Does someone knows how to block the front wheels on a Kenmore refrigerator to prevent it from moving when opening the doors? There is a screw to adju...
A 12 kg block is sliding down a frictionless ramp and moving at a speed of 6 m/s when it is 7 m above the ground. When it reaches the ground it slide...
Every other second, various commercial calls from different companies call, and evidently, annoy me and my family in the process. I have heard you are...
I have searched for redneck yacht club flags for my boyfriends boat and can't find any online. Anyone know of a specific website where I might fi...
Can any one give me some feedback on the Yacht Club resort? When making my reservation we were offered an upgrade from moderate resort to Yacht Club ...
I have heard several YC's claim to be the oldest in USA including the New York Yacht Club (Newport RI), Boston Yacht Club (Marblehead, MA), Americ...
I have a restaurant on the marina. I want to label it a yacht club so we could offer alcohalic beverages without a liquor license.
Any leads? I'm currently working at a yacht club in the northeast and I'm looking to make a "marina manager" or sorts a full time c...
My family and I love Italian food and are planning a trip to Disney World in June. We were looking online and found the Portobello Yacht Club in down...
I recently met a friend who shares some sailing fantasies. He is saying you can just buy a 28' sail boat and sail across the pacific. Is this true...
I recently inherited this boat -- 1937, 35 feet, with sails and a restored motor. Unfortunately, the motor is the only restored item. The rest of th...
I am looking for someone who is willing to take my boyfriend and I out on the lake for an afternoon on their sail boat. Preferably in Chicago but wil...
I am looking to start a Pirates themed dinner cruise in my area, and I am trying to find out how to actually purchase a pirate ship. I don't expe...
I want to buy a 29-32 foot sail boat. In the SF Bay area. What should i check as far a electrical, pumps. And how would i go about makeing sure the...
I live in Miami, and I am interested in buying a sail boat but don't know which one... any help would be great.
I'm looking for a good sailing school... I would like for it to last around a month or longer but I'm having a hard time finding one that las...
Looking to buy a sailing yacht, nothing too big. Just for messing about in at the weekend. Length about 11-14 meters. Before doing that though I want ...
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I am looking for a sailing school in Valencia (Spain) or in the nearby. How much would it be, and how long would the course take? Do you think I could...
I'm 6 feet tall and 142 pounds and all of the stuff I've looked at looks "old man" like...
My school is putting on the play "The Oddyssey". I have to figure out a way to get sails on a boat to suddenly "take wind." I ca...
Ancient mariners used to put icons on their sails such as a cross, a chevron, or a saint. Is there a web site that shows and discusses the significan...
Ok, picture this: A sailboat is on flat, calm water, with no wind. The sails are open. A fan is on the rear end of the sailboat blowing an unlimite...
We got a freshwater tank about 2 mo ago and put live plants in it. Today I notice 8 baby sails in the tank why are they there and how big will they ge...
I mean solar sails would survive a trip of any great distances, sure solar sails are a great way to get children interested in science and space techn...
My fiance' has been on several cruises, but I have not. I want to go on one, but he wants to do a cruise that sails for a day and then ports the ...
I bought it a year ago but i seem to have trouble getting accessories at my dealer...can anyone help?.....im canadian too!
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I saw them for sell on basspro shops website under marine accessories and I'm just curious, cause I do a lot of fishing and it's always nice t...
I'm thinking about getting an air ratchet and air compressor to save my knuckles. I just wanted to know what exactly does the air ratchet do? It...
I would like to build my own easel, but cannot find the ratchet part. Can anyone recommend an online store? Thanks!
I just bought ratchet and clank online. It's know it going to be very hard for me to play the game. So can you tell me what to do went i play it b...
We just got a new psp for the first time and the only game we have is Ratchet and Clank, size matters. Can anyone give me any good hints or cheats? ...
The nickel is in good condition just a little bit dirty but the dirt can be remooved.
I have a Keelboat Lewis and Clark Nickel that is copper colored(?). The mint letter seems to be an "FS" or "F5" below Jefferson...
I know of two sailing organizations that I can become involved with; US Sailing and ASA (American Sailing Association). I am signing up for sai...
pulley is frictionless and the ropes are massless. Given that m1 = 12.5 kg and m2 = 34.5 kg, calculate the acceleration of m2 downwards What is the...
My bolt broke off on my tensioner pulley this AM and I need to change the tensioner pulley, how do I do this? I have purchased a new belt and plan on ...
This is not the tensioner pulley or the pulley on the water pump this is the pulley attached to the engine drive. I can not get it off and I need to ...
I know you can buy retractable washing lines and also ones that don't retract but have a pulley wheel at each end and you can peg out your washing...
Ok so I got the bolt out, but I can't seem to get the pulley off. Im not sure if it is just suppose to pop off. I figured it was wedged on and I w...
I have to do a mousetrap for school (so additional ideas for that would be good) but I mostly need to know how to make a pulley work without using hum...