A vessel formed of two or more hulls. A catamaran has two hulls, and a trimaran has three hulls.

To develop a hole or break in the hull through which seawater could enter. Term originated from a sprung plank.

Areas of corrosion.

A law to protect consumers and investors. It placed geographic restrictions on mergers and limitations on diversification into non-utility lines of business and takeovers of electric and gas utilities, and also established regulated monopoly markets or se ...

The two times of the year when the sun is apparently farthest north and south of the earth's equator; usually occurring on or around June 21 (summer solstice in northern hemisphere, winter solstice for southern hemisphere) and December 21 (winter solstice ...

Same as evaporative power.

The state of a vessel when she is so loosened as to droop at each end.

Refers to the shape of a boat's (usually power boat) hull. A deep V hull is usually good at cutting through rough waves at high speeds.

This committee has legislative jurisdiction and general and special oversight and investigative authority on all matters relating to energy and environmental research and development and demonstration.

The cost price of an asset used to establish capital gains tax.

To bring a sailing vessel to a stop with her sails still set. This can be accomplished on a square rigged ship by bracing the yards aback on her foremast; on fore-and-aft rigged boats it is done by bringing her head into the wind so that the sails are no ...

Going sideways due to a current's set.

A certified document showing the origin of goods; used in international commerce.

An electromechanical device composed of a coil of wire wound around a cylinder containing a bar or plunger, that when a current is applied to the coil, the electromotive force causes the plunger to move; a series of coils or wires used to produce a magnet ...

See 'baby.

The amount of money that a business has at its disposal at any given time after paying out operating.

To know and to be able to recite the points of a compass from north to south to north again, both clockwise and counter-clockwise.

A support wire running from the upper part of the mast to the bow of the boat designed to pull the mast forward. A forestay that attaches slightly below the top of the mast can be used to help control the bend of the mast. The most forward stay on the boa ...

The upper deck rail along both sides of a vessel to prevent anyone on board from falling overboard.