The Roman god of the sea, associated with Salacia, the goddess of Salt Water.

(1) Generally something wrong or difficult (2) To be tangled (line) or in turmoil (air); to entangle or obstruct (3) In racing, a rules infraction

To sail as close as possible to the wind. Some boats can point better than others, sailing closer to the wind.

Erecting the mast on the boat. The Mast Step is a fitting which supports the bottom end of the mast at the deck or keel.

A liquid piston compressor is a rotary compressor in which a vaned rotor revolves in an elliptical casing, with the rotor spaces sealed by a ring of liquid rotating with it inside the casing.

Net volume actually displaced by the compressor piston at rated machine speed, generally expressed in cubic feet per minute (usually CFM). For multistage compressors, the piston displacement of the first stage only is commonly stated as that of the entire ...

A small boat with the mast stepped far forward, carrying a single sail

A keel that runs the length of the boat.

A rotating device, with two or more blades, that acts as a screw in propelling a vessel. Sometimes called a screw.

An adjustable section of the rudder that allows the rudder to be corrected for lee helm or weather helm.

Liquefied Natural Gas, or a carrier of LNG.

An area of low barometric pressure. The wind circulates clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. Generally these are bad weather systems.(2)A severe recession over a lengthy.

Metal or plastic pieces attached to a sail's luff that slide in a mast track to allow easy hoisting of the sail.

The forward curve of the stem of a ship.

Ice in an area containing several small pieces of floating ice, but with total water area exceeding total area of ice.

The assembly connecting the crankcase and connecting rod to the cylinder head and piston rod for translating circular to linear motion.

1,728 cubic inches. A volume contained in a space measuring one foot high, one foot wide and one foot long.

Removing cargo from a container (devanning).

Abbreviation for "Cubic Meter."