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ACROSS
1   The aft wall of your Banshee.
3   Device used to secure lines/sheets.
7   Pin on a block to which a line or shackle may be attached.
10   The spar (sail support structure) that extends the leading edge (or luff) of the sail.
11   Upper surface of a cockpit sidewall.
13   The steering lever extending from the rudder into the cockpit.
15   A stainless steel strip attached to the outer wall of the transom.
18   Mast well _ _ _ _ _ _; a rubber ring that slips onto the base of the mast.
20   Hiking _ _ _ _ P; a wide, flattened (sometimes padded) strap that is positioned between the interior transom wall and the daggerboard well.
24   A metal housing that connect rudder, tiller, and transom.
26   The aft edge of the mainsail.
27   Usually a "D" shaped stainless steel band that closes with a connecting pin.
28   A line used in securing your boat dockside or to accept a tow.
30   Inspection _ _ _ _ ; a circular access portal on the forward wall of the cockpit.
31   (length overall) the measurement from bow to stern.
32   The forward-lower corner of the mainsail.
33   A universal joint between boom and mast.
35   When facing forward the right side of the boat.
36   Measurement at the widest point of the boat. Also a direction port or starboard perpendicular the the centerline.
38   Toward the rear or stern of the boat.
40   A device used to "prevent" loss.
41   A double block designed with an over and under arrangement.
44   Topmost corner of the mainsail.
47   An strong but elastic material bonded to the rails of your boat to protect it from dockside impacts.
50   The leading edge of the mainsail.
52   The removable "keel" of your Banshee.
53   Aft sail on a boat with one mast.
54   Mast _ _ _ _ _ _; the tunnel forming the leading edge of the mainsail when both top and bottom access points are open.
55   Slang for the mast well gasket.
56   The interior of the Banshee
58   An imaginary line from bow to the center of the stern.
59   A control surface located behind the transom.
61   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ stick; another term for the tiller extension.
63   (length on waterline)the measurement from bow to stern on the waterline.
64   A line connected to the tack used to extend the luff of the mainsail downward toward the deck.
65   Nautical term for pulley.
66   The daggerboard well and thwart
 
DOWN
2   The control line used to extend the foot of the mainsail.
4   Structure connecting gunwales and the daggerboard well.
5   The aft portion of the hull.
6   A sturdy steel strap on the aft portion of the mast base to which the boom is connected.
7   The pointed forward portion of the hull.
8   The lower aft corner of the mainsail.
9   Boom _ _ _ _; a control system using a line with pulleys to minimize upward movement of the boom when sailing on a reach, broad reach, or a run.
11   A stainless steel ring within the clew, tack, or head of the mainsail.
12   A stainless steel pin located on the forward edge of the rudderhead.
14   An imaginary straight line between clew and head of the mainsail.
16   A bucket or scoop used to remove water from the cockpit.
17   Distance from waterline to rail of the bow.
19   Sailing-speak for a rope.
21   A sleeve on the mainsail into which a batten is inserted.
22   A line used to raise the head of the mainsail to the top of the mast.
23   A mechanism that drains water from the cockpit.
25   The control line connecting thwart to boom.
27   A device used to extend the mainsail.
29   The spar that extends the foot of the mainsail.
34   Portion of the hull that the mast rests upon.
37   A stainless steel strap riveted or through-bolted to the boom, mast, deck or thwart.
39   Toward the front or bow of the boat.
42   A pair of pulleys arranged side-by-side.
43   Outhaul _ _ _ _ _; a T shaped quide track on the upper-aft portion of the boom.
44   Exterior body of the boat.
45   A version of a clevis pin allowing fast insertion or removal.
46   Daggerboard _ _ _ _; a narrow opening that the daggerboard is inserted into.
47   A ring shaped stainless steel wire most often used with a clevis pin.
48   A stiff, thin, lightweight strip of material used to extend the leech of the sail beyond the roach line.
49   Outhaul _ _ _ _ _ _; a C-shaped metal connector designed to slip onto the outhaul T track.
51   The lower edge of the mailsail paralleling the boom.
57   The depth your boat in the water.
60   Mast _ _ _ _; the tunnel forming the leading edge of the mainsail when the top of the tunnel is closed.
62   A mechanical device having two moveable "jaws" that secure a sheet. A _ _ _ cleat.

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