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  • And something usually went wrong -- the tackline missed out, two J's put on by mistake, or an M instead of a J.

    The Tale of a Trooper 1930

  • "AJP tackline J," the Skipper would roar; and two of the signallers would fall over each other in a hurried attempt to get it all tied together.

    The Tale of a Trooper 1930

  • On Roaring Forty, solo sailor, Michel Kleinjans, reports a broken block for the headsail tackline system.

    Sail-World.com USA Latest News 2009

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