A loop shaped fitting attached to the deck, spar, boom, etc., used to secure a line or block to some part of the vessel.

The principal sail that is set on the main mast.

Warehouse Withdrawal for Transportation Immediate Exportation.Allows merchandise that has been withdrawn from a bonded warehouse at one U.S. port to be exported from the same port exported without paying duty.

A line used for suspending articles.

A canvas cover secured over a funnel when not in use. Sailor's headwear, woolen type, capable of covering the ears in cold weather.

In the days of tall ships the barometer was a glass vessel with a thin stem. The fluid in the glass (in most cases water) would move up and down the stem as the pressure of the surrounding atmosphere changed. These movements were used to predict changes i ...

A ton on which the shipment is freighted. If cargo is rated as weight or measure (W/M), whichever produces the highest revenue will be considered the revenue ton. Weights are based on metric tons and measures are based on cubic meters. RT=1 MT or 1 CBM.

Is a technique for predicting whether water will tend to dissolve or precipitate calcium carbonate. If the water precipitates calcium carbonate, scale forming may result. If the water dissolves calcium carbonate, it has a corrosive tendency.

A day for general ship cleaning.

An order meaning sufficient (enough).

Freight that has not been called for or picked up by the consignee or owner.

(Delivered Ex Quay, [Duty Paid]) (...Named Port of Destination):A Term of Sale which means the DDU term has been fulfilled when the goods have been available to the buyer on the quay (wharf) at the named port of destination, cleared for importation. The s ...

A boat that has rolled so that she is lying on her side or even rolled completely over (can be caused by a sudden gust or squall). A boat with appropriate ballast should right herself after being knocked down.

Boards used to close the companionway.

After mast on a schooner or sailing ship carrying a spanker; usually the fourth mast of a five or six masted schooner.

A condition where the particles (dust) becomes embedded in the fabric filter over time and are not removed by the bag cleaning process.

(1) To adjust the sails for best advantage. (2) Fore and aft balance of a boat. If either the bow or stern is depressed, the vessel is said to be down by the bow or down by the stern. (3) To trim is to adjust. It does not just apply to sheets. You can tri ...

An offer to sell goods at a stated price and under stated terms.

Intimate mixture of oil and water, generally of a milky or cloudy appearance. Emulsions may be of two types: oil-in water (where water is the continuous phase) and water-in-oil (where water is the discontinuous phase).

Six feet. Comes from the Dutch word "fadom" which was the distance between fingertips of outstretched hands.A unit of measurement relating to the depth of water or to the length of line or cable; one fathom is 6 feet or 1.83 meters