Small, circular sheets of newly-formed ice that do not impede navigation.

Blowdown.

Fluid cooling agent.

Said of a vessel's anchor, or cable when the amount of cable out is not more than one-and-a-half times the depth of water.

On a square-rigged ship, a small triangular sail set above the skysail in fair weather. A square version is called a Moonraker.

The basic unit of measurement for lumber. One board foot is equal to a oneinch board, 12 inches wide and one foot long. Thus, a board ten feet long, 12 inches wide, and one inch thick contains ten board feet.

Pounds per square inch, gauge. Pressure indicated by a pressure gauge.

The imaginary line running from bow to stern along the middle of the boat.

On steam vessels has responsibility for the boilers, on diesels, the evaporators and the auxiliary equipment.

To permanently join two pieces of rope. It will not pass through a block since it increases the diameter

A bank that, in its own country, handles the business of a foreign bank.

elegant, luxurious. Originally an acronym for Port Over Starboard Home. Created by British travelers to India or Australia, describing the preferred accommodations aboard ship, which lessened effects of the tropical sun on the cabins during the voyage.

A rope sewn into the luff or foot of a sail for use in attaching to the mast or boom.

To reverse or change directions, to turn around

The ship's funnel or smokestack.

Wind coming from the south.

Froth of sea foam.

The qualified operating pressure which is recommended for a component or a system by the manufacturer.

A knot widely used when making a boat fast to a post or bollard.

Any time Day or Night Sundays & Holidays Included.