🔍 Key Concepts

• Parts of an anchor system on a small boat • Difference between gear that guides a line and gear that connects boat to anchor • Meaning of the term scope in anchoring

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: which term describes the entire connection from the boat to the anchor, including line, chain, and fittings? • Which terms in the choices are names of specific metal parts, not the whole system? • Which term is commonly used when sailors talk about how much line and chain is paid out, compared to the water depth?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which option refers to all the line/chain and hardware between boat and anchor, not just one fitting. • Eliminate any term that describes only a guiding or reinforcing fitting on the deck or a part of the anchor itself. • Recall that scope is a ratio or amount of line paid out, not the name for the actual hardware.