Air cylinder

Break; e.g., the line parted under strain

A ship drives when her anchor fails to hold and she is at the mercy of wind and tide, or when she can make no progress against the wind.

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

The topmost planking in the sides, next below the gunwale, often thicker than other planking.

To keep close.

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 ...

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

Rum diluted with water. In the 1700s the daily ration of rum in the British Navy was diluted with water with the idea of reducing drunkenness. The term groggy was derived from the effects of drinking too much grog.

Usually refers to a rating that applies to an article regardless of size or quantity.

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

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

A brace, usually triangular, for reinforcing a corner or angle in the framework of a structure.

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

Screen of cloth or other material to give the crew protection against the weather, wind and water spray.

To haul on a rope, to haul up tight, to hoist the last possible inch or so.

An old salt I know uses this term in reference to a "tangled mess of lines".

Any point of sail with the wind coming from the side of the boat. If the wind is coming from directly over the side, it is a beam reach. If the wind is coming from forward of abeam it is a close reach. If the wind is coming from over the quarter, it is ca ...

An abandoned vessel at sea (a danger to navigation) or Any abandoned vessel.

A piece of rope placed so as to confine a spar or another rope. A handle made of rope, in the form of a circle, (as the handle of a chest.) is called a becket.