Anchor windlass
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An anchor windlass is a machine that restrains and manipulates the anchor chain on a ship, allowing the anchor to be raised and lowered. Notched pulleys engage the links of the chain. A brake is provided for control and the windlass is usually powered by an electric motor or a small steam engine operating the pulleys through a gear train. Sailing ships drive the windlass from a shaft from a capstan located on the deck above.
| Breakdown of a sailing ship | |
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| Parts of a sailing ship | |
| Anchor |Anchor windlass | Bilgeboard | Capstan | Centreboard | Daggerboard | Deck | Figurehead | Forecastle | Gunwale | Hull | Jackline | Leeboard | Mast | Orlop deck | Poop deck | Rudder | Ship's wheel | Skeg | Stern | Tiller | Winch | |
| Types of Sail Spars |
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| Bowsprit | Fore (mast) | Gaff | Jigger (mast) | Main (mast) | Mast | Mizzen (mast) | Spar | Spinnaker Pole | Yard |
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