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Old 20-02-2011, 13:10   #16
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I have slider blocks on the toe rail. Maybe that's the right terminology.

"Fairlead cars" is a bit more correct. We usually just say "fairleads," as in "Bump the leeward fairlead forward a notch, please."

Some skippers forget to say "please."
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