Grommets are metal reinforcements in corners and edges of sails through which pass bowlines, clewlines and buntlines, etc.
The cringle is the hole in a sail in which a grommet is set.
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Grommets are metal reinforcements in corners and edges of sails through which pass bowlines, clewlines and buntlines, etc.
The cringle is the hole in a sail in which a grommet is set.
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