Chocks which hold and anchor in place either in a locker or on deck.

Amount of time for a compressor to complete one cycle.

Running a compressed air system at a higher than needed pressure.

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

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.

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

(1) To lay a line out in coils so that it can run without fouling. (2) Folding a sail in layers on the boom.

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

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

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

A multihulled boat with three hulls.

A method of moving a boat with oars. The person rowing the boat faces backwards, bringing the blade of the oars out of the water and toward the bow of the boat. They then pull the oars through the water toward the stern of the boat, moving the boat forwar ...

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.

Abbreviation for "Cubic Meter" (capital letters).

Said of a distant ship when her hull is below horizon and her masts and upper works are visible.

Covered tunnels within a ship through which the tail shafts pass.

A person or firm who transacts all business in a port on behalf of shipowners or charterers. Also called shipping agent; agent.

Air pressure

Sailing in the same direction as the wind with the wind coming from the stern.

A tariff imposed to discourage sale of foreign goods, subsidized to sell at low prices detrimental to local manufacturers.