An old method of cleaning a vessels bottom by burning off weed, barnacles or other growth while the vessel was in dry dock or careened. Breaming was also known as graving.

A publication predicting the time and height of high tide and low tide.

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

The distance the ship's side falls in towards the center line above the load water line. Opposite of flare.

A worn out vessel.

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

The ratio of the isothermal power consumption to shaft input.

A course steered by the compass that has been corrected for variation and deviation

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

Jail

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

The largest circle which can be inscribed on a sphere by a plane that cuts through the center of the sphere. On the earth, the equator is a great circle, as are all the meridians of longitude which pass through both poles. The shortest distance between tw ...

A line used for capsizing the sea anchor and hauling it in.

A traditional maritime saying to indicate that it is time for a morning drink, it was generally assumed that in northern latitudes the sun would show above the foreyard of a ship by 11.00 which was approximately the time in many ships of the forenoon "sta ...

Electro-mechanical steering device; an instrument designed to control automatically a vessel's steering gear so that she follows a pre-determined track through the water.

Entire weight of goods, packaging and freight car or container, ready for shipment. Generally, 80,000 pounds maximum container, cargo and tractor for highway transport.

The post that the rudder is attached to. The wheel or tiller is connected to the rudder post.

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

Line on a chart linking points of equal depth. also known as a Depth Contour.

The distance from the surface of the water to the main deck or gunwale.