dolphin striker

Also, the dolphin striker itself.

Between the bowsprit and the martingale ran a heavy pole to provide tension known colloquially as the dolphin striker.

The design featured a large, balanced, club foot, self-tacking jib set on an 8 feet bowsprit supported by a dolphin striker.

Other modern features are carbon fibre prods (bowsprits) supported by bob stays, dolphin strikers and bow struts.

His own voice barely sounded over the devilish scratch of the other ship's dolphin striker and chains knocking against the rail and bulwarks.

The crew can mitigate this tendency by grabbing hold of the dolphin striker on the windward side of the boat as it passes through the horizontal position.

For a peek into the past, stop by the Spring Hill Tavern (15 Bow Street, 603-431-5222), just below the Dolphin Striker restaurant.

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This vertical component is necessary to more effectively oppose the forestays' mostly upward tension on the forward end of the bowsprit than would be the case in the absence of the dolphin striker.

It is possible to convert a standard 14 into a Hobie 14 "Turbo", also known as the JT14, or H14T by adding a jib, trapeze and dolphin striker.

The downward compressive force from the mast is partially carried by the crossmember and partially by a stainless steel compression post and tensioned tie rod assembly called a "dolphin striker".

In the interests of safety the crew must be prepared to release the dolphin striker and allow the boat to capsize for a second time if it appears that they are in danger of being lifted clear of the water.

On a catamaran such as the Tornado and the Cobra where the mast is stepped on a beam between the hulls the dolphin striker provides support for the beam in order to support the mast load.

Dolphin striker - A short spar fitted mid way and vertically downwards,midway along a bowsprit that holds the bobstay and prevents the outboard end of the bowsprit riding upwards under the load of a tensioned headsail.

Just as the bowsprit has bobstays, in order to counteract the upward force from the jib and fore topgallant stays a martingale hangs down from the point of the jib-boom to a dolphin striker, pulling downwards on the jib-boom.

The full-rigged ships of the golden age of sail had no spritsails, as the area under the bowsprit was instead occupied by rigging (martingales and dolphin striker) that reinforced the bowsprit and jib-boom against the forces of an increasing number of jibs.

A dolphin striker (an older term for a martingale boom or simply as a martingale; sometimes called a striker) is a small vertical or near vertical ancillary spar spanning between the bowsprit and martingale thereby redirecting the direction of the tension in the forward end of the martingale slightly more vertically.