A hole in the hull for mooring lines, cable, or chain to run through.

Where meals are eaten

Compressors of 20 HP or less, generally combined with all the components required to put the into operation.

A sail set forward of the foremast on the headstay; a foresail

A filter unit that combines three principles to filter out oil aerosols: 1) Direct interception - A sieving action, 2) Inertial impaction - Collision with filter media fibers, 3) Diffusion -Particles travel in a spiral motion, presenting an effective fron ...

A locker big enough to hang clothes.

The position of a flag when lowered halfway down.

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

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 ...

Succession of long and unbroken waves that are not due to meteorological conditions in the vicinity. Generally due to wind or storms at a distance from the position.

A signboard attached to a daybeacon to convey navigational information presenting one of several standard shapes (square, triangle, rectangle) and colors (red, green, orange, yellow, or black). Daymarks usually have reflective material indicating the sha ...

A device to record temperature in a container while cargo is en route.

Freight charges paid by the consignor (shipper) prior to the release of the bills of lading by the carrier.

The ratio and percent of the actual delivered capacity (measured at inlet temperature, pressure and gas composition) to the piston displacement.

A person inexperienced with or uncomfortable around boats.

The distance the bow of a boat is forward of another's stern

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 ...

Atmospheric pressure as measured by a barometer.

A tube with a narrow throat (a constriction) that increases the velocity and lowers the pressure of the liquid passing through it, creating a partial vacuum immediately after the constriction in the tube. The vacuum created has a sucking effect, and a ven ...

The sovereign power to take property for a necessary public use, with reasonable compensation.