Block (sailing) line may slip past the sheave. This kind of block makes a loaded line easier to hold by hand, and is sometimes used on smaller boats for lines like main and jib sheets that are frequently adjusted. Block (sailing) In sailing, a block is a single or multiple pulley. One or a number of "sheaves" are enclosed in an assembly between "cheeks" or "chocks". In use, a block is fixed to the end of a line, to a spar, or to a surface. A line (rope) is "reeved" through the sheaves, and maybe through one or more matching blocks at
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