Metal bolts with an eye in the end.

Above the upper deck (above).

Sailing on a run with the wind coming over the stern from the same side as the boom (danger of jibing).

Nautical name for an argumentative person.

A forceful resistance to recognized authority. A refusal to obey a legal order of a superior officer is also considered mutiny.

A receptacle which serves to store compressed air for heavy demands in excess of compressor capacity.

To drive before a gale, with no sail, or only enough to keep the vessel ahead of the sea. Also, low, thin clouds that fly swiftly before the wind.

Holding oars at right angles to fore and aft line of boat with blades horizontal and parallel to surface of water.

The line where the water comes to on the hull of a boat. Design waterline is where the waterline was designed to be, load waterline is the waterline when the boat is loaded, and the painted waterline is where the waterline was painted. Actual waterline is ...

A river, canal or other body of water that boats can travel on.

Small cask used for carrying drinking water in a boat.

A landing wharf or pier; a dike at a river s mouth.

Sailing close-hauled

Altitude

Small bulldozer used to go over bulk cargoes.

An anchor engine used for heaving in the chain cable and anchor.

A triangular topsail set above the mainsail in a gaff-rigged vessel.

(1) Describing a boat that lacks stability. (2) A small dinghy or launch used to transport crew and equipment from shore to a larger boat (3) One who serves as a precautionary standby, such as a line tender

Abbreviation for "Just In Time." In this method of inventory control, warehousing is minimal or nonexistent; the container is the movable warehouse and must arrive "just in time;" not too early nor too late.

A line rove through a single block secured aloft.