Surface on which the bearing seal rides in an oil lubricated tailshaft bearing.

A drum of a windlass for heaving in line.

Indicates the jib or staysail being boomed out on the opposite side of the mainsail in a following wind, giving a large amount of sail area presented to the wind. see Wing and Wing

The depth of the boat below the waterline; the amount of vertical distance from a boats water line to the bottom of it's keel.(2) The depth of water necessary to float a vessel(3) The belly or chord depth of the sail, its fullness

The resistance to movement. (2) An anchor drags when its flukes do not hold.

Said of a vessel when unable to maneuver.

A railing around the deck of a boat to keep things from going overboard and the seas from coming aboard; the strake of shell plating above a weather or shelter deck; the part of a ship's side that extends above the main deck to protect it against heavy we ...

Sailing downwind with the wind blowing over the leeward side of the boat, increasing the possibility of an unexpected jibe.

An arrangement whereby a steamship company, under rules and regulations established in the freight tariff of a given trade, accepts small packages at rates below the minimum bill of lading, and issues a parcel receipt instead of a bill of lading.

A sailboat is always on one tack or the other; that is the sail is always on one side or the other.

To stop, especially to stop work.

Inlet and outlet connections are located at the same level on opposite sides of the filter or other device installed on the pipeline.

Additive that promotes the formation of a stable mixture, or emulsion, of oil and water. Common emulsifiers are: metallic soaps, certain animal and vegetable oils, and various polar compounds.

A rope passed round a man in the chains, while sounding.

a type of separator for removal of larger particles from an exhaust gas stream. Gas laden with particulates enters the cyclone and is directed to flow in a spiral causing the entrained particulates to fall out and collect at the bottom. The gas exits near ...

Space booked by shipper or charterer on a vessel but not used

(1) The alternate rise and fall of the bow of a vessel proceeding through waves; also called hobby horsing (2) The theoretical distance advanced by a propeller in one revolution. (3) Tar and resin used for caulking between the planks of a wooden vessel.

Any object that a navigator may use to find his position, such as permanent land or sea markers, buoys, radiobeacons, and lighthouses.

The Statistical Classification of Domestic and Foreign Commodities Exported from the United States.

Strop inserted between two hawsers, and weaker than the hawsers, so that strop, and not hawsers, will part with any excessive strain.