To reeve and secure a stopper (hold a strain on a line while transferring it).

See Heave To

A wedge-shaped piece of timber used to secure barrels against movement.

The foremost sail; a triangular shaped foresail forward of the foremast.

Also saloon; the main social cabin of a boat

A manmade waterway used to connect bodies of water that do not connect naturally. Canals use locks to raise and lower boats when connecting bodies of water that have different water levels.

As tight as can be pulled by hand.

To heave in until the vessel is riding nearly over her anchor.

A piece of trim, usually wood, used to cover and often decorate a portion of the boat, i.e., caprail.

Valve of a pump box; to prime a pump.

Packages loaded on a pallet, in a crate or any other way that enables them to be handled at one time as a unit.

That part of a ship's bow where the hawse holes and hawse pipes are situated.

Measurement ton 40 cubic ft or one cubic meter.Net ton, or short ton 2,000 lbs.Gross ton/long ton 2,240 lbs.Metric ton/kilo ton 2,204.6 lbs.Cubic meter 35.314 cubic ft.

Hoisting the ensign at 8 a.m. and down at sunset.

Sailors' term for an old ship that needed a lot of paint and repairs.

A keel that is narrow and deeper than a full keel.

A type of clutch which has a spring loaded jaw or detented rolling element to control torque in an assembly tool.

An order to cease (stop).

Cargo discharged in excess of the quantity on the manifest.

A small free-moving submersible designed for exploring the ocean depths.