A means of purifying an air stream by using both gravitational and centrifugal forces.

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

Where meals are eaten

After or trailing edge of a sail; the after edge of a fore-and-aft sail and the outer edges of a square sail.

The length of the boat at the waterline.

A pilot with a license stating that they are qualified to guide vessels in a particular area.

Atmospheric pressure as measured by a barometer.

Sailing vessel with three or more masts. Square rigged on foremast, fore and aft rigged on all others.

A compressor belonging to the group of dynamic compressors.

Is the property of a substance that gauges the potential or driving force for the flow of heat.

An apparatus consisting of a small, polished, stainless steel cup placed in a container into which is passed the sample gas. The temperature of the polished surface is lowered by immersing dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) in an acetone solution contained in ...

Short for compressed natural gas or CNG. A type of compressed gas used as fuel for stoves and heaters. CNG is stored in metal cylinders prior to use. CNG is considered safer than other types of fuel such as propane LPG - because it is lighter than air and ...

A locker big enough to hang clothes.

Ribbon, yarn, or other lightweight material attached to rigging or sails to indicate wind action or direction. Proper use of the telltales can help sailors improve their sail trim.

Ice pack whose limits cannot be seen from ship.

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.

ACRONYM - National Pipe Thread standard. A description of a specific pipe thread

(1) The condition of a vessel stranded on a reef or a rock when the seas break over her deck. (2) Half drunk; incapacitated by drink.

When the wind pushes on the wrong side of the sail, causing it to be pushed away from the wind. If the lines holding the sail in place are not released, the boat could become hard to control and heel excessively.