The way a boats spars and sails are arranged. To rig a vessel is to fit her with masts, spars, sails and running and standing rigging; term is also used to mean the setting up a device, e.g., to rig a lifeline, a tackle, etc

The bow and forward part of the vessel above the waterline.

(1) A ruffle on the water indicating a breath of wind during a calm (2) A twisting hitch made in the bight of a rope to form two eyes, through which the hook of a tackle is passed for hoisting purposes.

ACRONYM - Approach temperature. Usually the difference between cooling water temperature in to compressed air temperature out of an inter-cooler or after-cooler. Sometimes used to define oil cooler efficiency (cooling water temperature in to oil temperatu ...

In a dynamic compressor, surge limit is the capacity below which the compressor operation becomes unstable.

Mobile truck equipment with the capacity for lifting a container within its own framework.

A small bag for carrying or stowing all personal articles.

Is the lowest temperature to which oil must be heated under standardized test conditions to drive off sufficient inflammable vapour to flash when brought into contact with a flame. Flash points of petroleum based lubricants increase with increasing pressu ...

An ornamental knot to provide a stopper on the end of a line.

The area of calm which lies inside the trade winds near the equator.

The maximum speed a hull can achieve without planing - the fastest a keelboat will go, usually dependent on length of the hull at the waterline

A region near the earth in which the relative velocity increases from zero with elevation, due to the motion of the atmosphere relative to the earth's surface.

The maximum rate at which an engine can do work as measured by the resistance of an applied brake. Expressed in horsepower.

A navigational buoy on which is mounted a bell with clappers hung inside a metal cage, which is rung by the motion of the sea. It serves as a warning of shoal waters.

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

Time after which legal claims will not be entertained

The chamber located on suction side of cap tube, in which freon is evaporated to cause cooling in a refrigeration system.

To turn the boat away from the wind. Also, Fall Off. The opposite of heading up.

Maritime area usually specified by range of ports in which a vessel may operate

Transverse or longitudinal partitions separating portions of the ship ("walls" in a ship).