An area of water totally or partially enclosed by coral islands, atolls, and reefs.

A chain or line (rope) bent to the anchor.

Any little handy contraption such as a scraper or sailmaker's palm, etc.

A spar from which a square sail is hung. A long spar, tapered at the ends, attached at its middle to a mast and running athwartships at right angles to the mast; used to support the top of a square sail. The yard can pivot (be braced) around the mast. At ...

an antiwear additive found in many types of hydraulic and lubricating fluids. Zinc dialkyldithiophosphate.

Abbreviation for "Dangerous and Hazardous" cargo.

Anything of Government Issue.

Quality System Manual.QSC

National Committee on International Trade Documentation.

South Africa (flag).

Measuring point for compressor acceptance test. Amount of condensate collected in the aftercooler.

Similar to a centerboard, except that it is raised and lowered vertically in a trunk rather than pivoted. Like a keel, daggerboards are used to reduce leeway by preventing a sailboat being pushed sideways by the wind.

A synthetic polyester material.

Kilowatt - A unit of power equal to 1,000 watts.

International Maritime Consultative Organization. A forum in which most major maritime nations participate and through which recommendations for the carriage of dangerous goods, bulk commodities, and maritime regulations become internationally acceptable.

That part of yard that lies between the lift and the outboard end of the yard.

The floor or bottom surface of the enclosed space under the deck of a boat

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A pole with a blade at the end used to row a rowboat. Oars are different than paddles because they have a provision to be secured to the rowboat for rowing, such as an oarlock. The three parts to an oar are: the blade, the part which enters the water; the ...

A compartment for passengers or crew.