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

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An air operated device for hoisting or pulling. Similar to a slusher or winch

(1) Sailing away from the wind with the sails let out all the way; going with the wind, downwind sailing (2) To allow a line to feed freely. (3) The shape of the afterpart of the underbody of a ship in relation to the resistance it creates going through t ...

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

A large heavy knot usually made in the end of a heaving line to aid in accurate throwing.

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

Liquefied Petroleum Gas, or a carrier of LPG.

The helmsman.

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

A running light allowed on some sailboats instead of the normal bow and stern lights. The tricolor light contains the red and green side lights and the white stern light in a single fitting that is attached to the top of the mast.

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.

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

1.06 liquid U.S. quarts or 33.9 fluid ounces.

A spring loaded pressure relief valve actuated by the static pressure upstream of the valve. The valve opens normally in proportion to the pressure increase over the opening pressure.

The anchor is under the hawse .

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

A position based on estimations of a boat's position using estimated speed, currents, and the last known position/fix - of the boat.

A transportation line that hauls export or import traffic between ports and inland points.