In the middle portion of the boat - Roughly halfway between a ship's stem and stern, and where the beam usually is the widest.

An automatic or manual valve that causes the flow to be by passed.

The bearing surrounding the propeller shaft where it exits the hull.

The type of bottom that the anchor is set in.

Electrical power converter; converts square-wave DC current to sine-wave AC current

A rope passed around (center) a boat or other object for hanging.

A port where cargo is received by the ocean carrier and stuffed into containers but then moved to another coastal port to be waded on a vessel.

Is the piping between the compressor and the aftercooler, the aftercooler separator and the air receiver.

Abbreviation for "Destination Rail Freight Station." Same as CFS at destination, except a DRFS is operated by the rail carrier participating in the shipment.

To drag the bottom for an anchor. Also, large oars used in small vessels to force them ahead.

A curved or vertical timber that when paired with a floor or additional futtocks makes the frame of a wooden ship.

The lifting power. It may be measured by the volume of a watertight hull above the load water line.

A paint applied to the boat's bottom below the waterline which contains "poisons", such as copper, to inhibit the growth of marine life such as weeds or barnacles.

When a boat has two separate fins, instead of a centerboard or keel, they are referred to as bilge boards.

There is no such thing on a boat! See Fender.

Small sea that rises just above bows or gunwale.

A strong pair of iron, steel or wooden posts on a ship's deck, around which ropes or cables are wound and held fast.

A set of wheels that support the front of a container; used when the automotive unit is disconnected.

The erection or superstructure fitted about amidship on the upper deck of a ship. The officer's quarters, staterooms and accommodations are usually in the bridge house.

Above the main deck.