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A sheave (pronounced "shiv") is a wheel whose outer edge is usually a concave channel which is intended for running a line. It is the part of a [[block]] that turns. There are usually sheaves at the top of a mast, through which the halyards are run, although these are not called blocks because there is no frame. | A sheave (pronounced "shiv") is a wheel whose outer edge is usually a concave channel which is intended for running a line. It is the part of a [[block]] that turns. There are usually sheaves at the top of a mast, through which the halyards are run, although these are not called blocks because there is no frame. | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:25, 15 September 2007
A sheave (pronounced "shiv") is a wheel whose outer edge is usually a concave channel which is intended for running a line. It is the part of a block that turns. There are usually sheaves at the top of a mast, through which the halyards are run, although these are not called blocks because there is no frame.
