A can buoy. A cylindrical buoy painted green and having an odd number used in the United States as a navigational aid. At night they may have a green light. Green buoys should be kept on the left side when returning from a larger body of water to a smalle ...

Articles handled only under certain conditions.

A U-shaped fitting closed with a pin across the open ends, the pin sometimes being threaded at one end and sometimes held in place with a cotter pin, and used to secure sails to lines or fittings, lines to fittings, fittings to fittings, anchors to chain, ...

Shipment of goods to a foreign country.

Old Latin name for the south wind.

Old seafaring term meaning something very difficult or awkward. see Devil

Sailor's name for a block of sandstone used for scrubbing the wooden decks of a ship; seamen had to get down on their knees to use them. Large holystones were known as "Bibles", while smaller blocks to reach awkward places were known as "Prayer Books" ...

Heavy, linked chain secured to an anchor for mooring or anchoring.

(1) The location from which a vessel is steered and its speed controlled; navigation and command center of the vessel. (2) A man made structure crossing a body of water.

The athwartship portion of a hull at the stern. The flat, vertical aft end of a ship.

see Bream

Determination of the dutiable value of imported merchandise by a Customs official who follows procedures outlined in their country's tariff, such as the U.S. Tariff Act of 1930.

The north end of the earth's axis and also called North Geographic Pole. The direction indicated by 000

Two short pieces of timber fixed horizontally fore and aft on each side of the lower masthead of a square rigged vessel and used to support the topmast, the lower crosstrees, and the top.

A sound signal device (not necessarily mechanically operated).

Air cylinder

The unofficial filtration industry description for filters designed to trap small size contaminants.

A term commonly used in connection with a bill of lading. It involves the transfer of rights, title and interest in order to assign goods by endorsing the bill of lading.

A metal appliance consisting of a thread and screw capable of being set up or slacked back and used for setting up on rigging.

An expression used to the crew to indicate that the boat is about to tack.