A support wire running from the upper part of the mast to the bow of the boat designed to pull the mast forward. A forestay that attaches slightly below the top of the mast can be used to help control the bend of the mast. The most forward stay on the boa ...

Words incorporated when signing under duress and not concurring entirely with import of document signed, and after stating grounds of non-concurrence.

The rate (in liters or gallons per minute, cubic meters or cubic feet per second, or other quantity per time unit) Air related flows are usually expressed in CFM, SCFM, ACFM, ICFM

Depending upon as a condition

see Holystone

A vessel formed of two or more hulls. A catamaran has two hulls, and a trimaran has three hulls.

Temporarily placed longitudinal bulkheads used to prevent bulk cargo from shifting.

The act of calling for freight by truck at the consignor's shipping platform.

Machines in which air or gas is compressed from initial pressure to an intermediate pressure in one or more cylinders or casings.

Line attached to the bottom of the boom used to flatten the sail by pulling the boom down, and thus tightening the luff of the sail. (2) A line used for hauling down a jib or staysail.

Straps to hook your feet under in cockpit when hiking out.

Heavy-duty wire used to lower heavy instruments overboard from the trawl winch.

Any signal that is used to indicate that a vessel is in distress and needs help. Flares, smoke, audible alarms, EPIRB, electronic beacons and others are all types of distress signals.(2) A flag display or a sound, light, or radio signal calling for assist ...

Old expression for the engraving of the wind-rose on charts.

An expression of surprise or unbelief, as when a ship strikes a rock or shoal so hard that her timbers shiver.

The structure perpendicular to the shoreline to which a vessel is secured for the purpose of loading and unloading cargo.

The rotating element of a machine and, in the case of a compressor, is composed of the impeller (impellers) and shaft, and may include shaft sleeves and a thrust balancing device.

A knot used to fasten a line or cable to the anchor.

Sailing ship with a favorable wind, sailing dry and easily. A person riding the crest of good fortune

(1) Shallow water. (2) An underwater sand bar or hill that has its top near the surface.