halyard

Converse of object

• use: Have just bought a Fireball and have a quick question: Does anyone use a 2:1 external jib halyard?
• attach: The block and tackle leading forward was attached to one, and the main halyard attached to the other.
• have: The flagpole has an internal halyard which is accessible only through a small lockable cover.
• tie: Finally, which knot would a Scout usually use to tie the halyard to the Union Flag?

Adjective modifier

• main: Now he lay in a tangled heap amid the main halyard.
• broken: Like BP, it has suffered a broken genoa halyard, dumping the sail on the deck.

Modifies a noun

• winch: With no sheet or halyard winches aboard a smack, tackles and their power are important.
• lock: The spinnaker halyard is used to lift the jib to a halyard lock.
• sheave: Originally the main halyard sheave was attached to the stainless steel ring at the top of the mast.
• block: The smaller of the two ships on the relief shows two main halyard blocks nailed to the mast.

Noun used with modifier

• spinnaker: Echo took fourth place but Bertie retired after losing her spinnaker halyard up the mast.
• jib: Have an equivalent mark for each of your jib halyard settings.
• throat: Why not use the after flange for a crane for the throat halyard?
• peak: In theory, too, the peak halyard should be pulling at right angles to the gaff.
• genoa: Like BP, it has suffered a broken genoa halyard, dumping the sail on the deck.