D shackle Shackle with straight sides. Dead-ended To terminate a purchase with a knot. Deck Large molded section that covers the hull and provides the seats Downwind Direction to leeward . Drain plug Rubber and metal plug with metal flip lever used to close the drain hole at the center of the lower transom . End boom casting Cast aluminum alloy fitting attached to the end of the boom with a stainless steel swivel tang and two holes to anchor the outhaul .
Eye strap Strong stainless strap that is formed with a loop and screwed or bolted to the structure.
Generally used to attach fittings to a surface. Fairlead Fitting through which a working line is rove to alter the direction of the lead. A knot, shaped like an 8, made in the end of a line to prevent it from unreeving through a block , fairlead etc. The lower edge of a sail. A stainless steel coupling device consisting of a barrel piece internally threaded at both ends into which a threaded rod from below and the forestay extension from above are screwed in order to adjust the tension of the forestay .