fairlead
fairleader

Typically a fairlead will be a ring or hook.

A fairlead can also be used to stop a straight run of line from vibrating or rubbing on another surface.

Where the line is removed from a hook fairlead before using, the angle is not an issue.

The fairlead may be a separate piece of hardware, or it could be a hole in the structure.

For larger angles a block or pulley is used as a fairlead to reduce friction.

When the tension is to be released, the lever is thrown towards the fairlead.

Even as simple a sailboat as a Sunfish has a fairlead for each of its two lines.

An example of hook fairlead can be seen on buildings with an angled flagstaff mounted over a door.

The last splice went through the fairlead.

Finally the end of theJuno's anchor cable appeared through the fairlead and the men kept hauling.

Following the explosions, the rig developed a 16 list, sufficient to allow down-flooding from the submerged fairlead boxes.

The rollers serve as low-friction fairlead for the wire rope or chain used for the lift.

The anchor fairlead is usually bronze or stainless steel as it must take the regular abrasion of the warp and chain.

The anchor fairlead is usually set on the change of angle between the deck and the topside to prevent wear and tear.

Ryder gathered himself and balanced over the tow line, which was now stretched tight as an iron bar through its fairlead in the stern plating.

The men began hauling on it and when a heavier line followed they ran to the bow with it, passing it through the large fairlead.

A fairlead is a device to guide a line, rope or cable around an object, out of the way or to stop it from moving laterally.

It is a kind of fairlead and often is bolted or welded to the deck or hull of a boat.

In off-roading, a fairlead is used to guide the winch cable and remove lateral strain from the winch.

At the tanker end of the hawser, a chafe chain is connected to prevent damage from the tanker fairlead.

The bell hangs between the parts of the cable, and has a fairlead on each side which slides along the cable as it is lowered or lifted.

Consists of either a ring or clip on the sheet attached to cordage which is secured and adjusted via fairlead and cam cleat.

Abou Sinn stood over the chain where it emerged through the fairlead of the chain locker with the four-pound hammer ready.