The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Snatch Block

Sea Terms

A block containing one sheave, the shell having an opening in the side so that the bight of a rope may be passed into it; this obviates the necessity of reeving the end.

Different blocks — sheaves, shells, single, double and treble blocks, cat, snatch, sister and tail blocks, and dead-eye
Different blocks — sheaves, shells, single, double and treble blocks, cat, snatch, sister and tail blocks, and dead-eye
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