The deck chest in which the bos'n keeps his deck gear.

Cargo Tank, Common

The payment of a dividend by a company out of its.

The period following the dividend declaration date to the date of record during which a stockholder.

Single tariff item, established to move multiple commodities needed for a specified project, usually construction.

Adjustable stays used to support and control tension on the mast when the wind is from abaft the beam; temporary backstays used to stabilize the mast and prevent undue flexing due to the pumping action of the sea.

A curve illustrating the variation or spectral irradiance with wavelength.

A test applied to the first machine of anew design.

See: 'waiver of.

An extensive property.

A bullying and tyrannical officer; he would drive his crew by brutality and the power of his fists.

Beams sometimes fitted over the decks for the stowage of heavy boats or cargo.

A bolted rim used for attachment to another object.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (or Merc) was called the Chicago Butter and Egg Board until 1919 and.

Open ocean sailing

A large reinforced eye in the leech and clew of a sail that allows a line to fasten to it; e.g., the reef cringle and clew cringle.

To lift or raise, such as a sail or a flag.

In spray painting applications, air trapped in a paint film caused by poor atomization during spraying.

A valve to control the flow of air in a certain direction.

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.