Truck (rigging)

Part of ship's rigging

For other uses, see Truck (disambiguation).

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A truck is a wooden ball, disk, or bun-shaped cap at the top of a mast, with holes in it through which flag halyards are passed.[1] Trucks are also used on wooden flagpoles, to prevent them from splitting.[citation needed]

Without a masthead truck, water could easily seep into the circular growth rings of a wooden mast. However, the grain in the truck is perpendicular to that of the mast, allowing the water to run off it.[citation needed]

## Flagpoles

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Flagpoles often have a truck on top of them which often holds a decorative piece above, known as a finial, which is usually a ball. They are usually made of solid metal, however a tradition in the United States is to sometimes put a razor, a penny, or a grain of rice inside.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Harold A. Underhill (1946). Masting and Rigging the Clipper Ship and Ocean Carrier. Brown, Son and Ferguson. ISBN 0-85174-173-8.
2. ^ Milzarski, Eric (2018-05-15). "This is what is actually inside the top of the flag pole". We Are The Mighty. Retrieved 2023-06-22.

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(sailing rigs)|

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Four-sided|

* Course
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* Foresail
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Components|

* Batten
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* Draft
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* Tell-tale

Spars|

| On bow|

* Bowsprit
* sprit topmast
* Dolphin striker
* Jackstaff
* Jibboom
* Pelican striker

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On mast|

* Boom
* Boomkin
* Gaff
* Truck
* Crosstrees
* Spinnaker pole
* Spreader
* Sprit
* Yard

Rigging|

| Standing|

* Bobstay
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* Shroud
* ratlines
* Stay mouse†
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* backstay
* forestay

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Running|

* Boomkicker*
* Boom vang
* Braces
* Buntlines
* Cunningham
* Clewlines
* Downhaul
* Guy
* Halyard
* peak
* throat
* Outhaul
* Preventer
* Sheet
* Tack
* Topping lift

Components|

* Baggywrinkle
* Belaying pin*
* Block
* Cleat
* bitts
* Clevis pin
* Deadeye
* Earing
* Fairlead
* Footrope
* Gasket
* Parrel beads
* Ring bolt
* Roller furling
* Shackle
* Swivel
* gooseneck
* Trapeze
* Traveller
* Turnbuckle
* Winch

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