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The configuration of thefootropevaries based on the expected bottom shape.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Because the yard must be free to move, thisfootropeis rather loose and hence unstable.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The sailors will now edge out along thefootropeuntil they are spread evenly along the yard.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Fixed to the headline of the net, thefootropecan usually be seen which gives an indication of the net performance.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The more uneven the bottom, the more robust thefootropeconfiguration must be to prevent net damage.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Because thefootropeprovides a rather narrow area to stand on, it can cause sore feet after a while.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The person working on the end of the yardarm has a separatefootropeknown as the flemish horse.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Like the trawl, floats and weightedfootropekeep the mouth of the net open and in contact with the seabed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The vertical opening of a trawl net is created using flotation on the upper edge (floatline) and weight on the lower edge (footrope) of the net mouth.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The inner parts of thefootropeare held up towards the yard by vertical lines called stirrups; one of these is visible in the picture on the right.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If sailors fell from afootropeunder a yardarm, they would either land on the deck (within the devil plank) or in the water (outside of the devil plank).
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