A term applied to a bracket supporting the after end of the propeller shaft and the propeller.

(1) A longitudinal crack in a mast or other spar. (2) The shivers of a sail when sailing too close to the wind. (3) As a verb, to let it out.

An order to make haste.

To remove a reef from a sail and hoist the sail aloft

A cruise of a new ship for the purpose of testing out all machinery, etc. Shank

(1) Small boat for one or two rowers. (2) Small fishing vessel with foresail, boom mainsail, and mizzen trysail.

The practice of obtaining a crew by means of force. Crews were hard to get for long voyages, and when the unwilling shipmate regained consciousness, he found himself bound for some remote port, such as Shanghai. One who is forced to do something against h ...

see Chanty.

To ascertain the proper course to be steered to make the desired point or port. Shark's mouth

To come up more into the wind

Shipping Coordination Committee.

All boats are referred to as female. She is at anchor. Her sails are set. She is beautiful.

That type of force that causes or tends to cause two contiguous parts of the same body to slide relative to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact.

A safety device, used to fasten a propeller to its shaft; it breaks when the propeller hits a solid object, thus preventing further damage.

The stress required to produce fracture in the plane of cross section, the conditions of loading being such that the directions of force and of resistance are parallel and opposite although their paths are offset a specified minimum amount. The maximum lo ...

A construction element used to cover the exterior of wall framing and roof trusses.

The wheel of the block over which the fall of the block is rove.

Slanted plates fitted in dry cargo holds to prevent undesired pockets of cargo. The term is also commonly applied to slanted plates that are fitted to improved the structural stability of corrugated bulkheads and framing members.

A knot used to temporarily shorten a line.

The straight or curved line of the deck line; curvature of the lines of a vessel toward the bow and stern.