ABOVE DECK: On the deck (not over it - see ALOFT)
ABREAST: Side by side; by the side of.
ADRIFT: Loose, not on moorings or towline.
AFT: Toward the rear (stern) of the boat, to move aft is to move back
AGROUND: Touching or fast to the bottom.
ABOVE DECK - On the deck (not over it - see ALOFT)
ABREAST -Off the side, level with the vessel .
ADRIFT - Loose, not on moorings or towline,vessel without means of propulsion, not under control .
ABOVE DECK: On the deck (not over it: see ALOFT).
AFT: Toward the stern of the boat.
AGROUND: Touching or fast to the bottom of any body of water; on or onto the shore.
Above Deck: On the deck (not over it see ALOFT)
Advantage Line: An imaginary line drawn perpendicular to the true wind direction across the bow of the leading yacht. Wind shifts may cause the advantage line to swap between yachts.
Above Deck:
On the deck (not over it; see ALOFT).
Abox:
To lay the head-yards abox in a square rigged sailing vessel was to lay them square to the foremast in order to heave:to.
aloft
Above deck in the rigging.
aluminum fish boat
A small, lightweight, durable trailerboat constructed of aluminum that is either welded or riveted; generally used for freshwater fishing.
C, Side air-cases above deck.
D, End air compartments, usually called "end-boxes," an important factor in self-righting.
ALOFT - Above deck, usually in the rigging.
AMIDSHIPS - In or toward a boat's middle part, between the sides or between bow and stern.
ANCHOR - Device used to secure boat to bottom of body of water.
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Bitt - A vertically posted above deck used to secure line.
Blackbirder - Was the name for ship engaged in the slave trade in the 1800s.
Blanket - To take the wind out of another boat sail by moving to his windward.
Bitt - A vertically posted above deck used to secure line.
Beaufort Scale is a system for estimating wind strengths
Block - A pulley used to gain mechanical advantage, ...
Above deck: On the deck of the boat, not aloft
Abreast: Side by side, normally referring to ships or boats that are aligned like that.
Adrift: Lose in the sense of not anchored or moored.
Also, everything above deck as opposed to below deck. tow ratingMaximum weight a vehicle is rated to tow. trailer tongueForward portion of a trailer where the coupler is mounted.
ABOVE DECK - On the deck (not over it - see ALOFT)
ABREAST - Side by side; by the side of.
AFT - Toward the stern of the boat.
AGROUND - Touching or fast to the bottom.
The roller-furling drum for the genoa is mounted above deck instead of in the anchor locker.
To take aboard was to take useful things above deck, ready to use. All above board referred to the fact that the boards of planking which make up the decks are in plain view to everyone. But sailors' problems were usually not above board.
topsides - To be on/above deck, rather than below; the sides of a ship above the waterline.
top timbers - The upper parts of the framing of a vessel.
"Top your boom and sail large" - To leave in a hurry and sail off the wind.
topsides
The hull above the waterline. Also, everything above deck as opposed to below deck.
tow rating
Maximum weight a vehicle is rated to tow.
Abeam - At right angles to the keel of the boat, but not on the boat.
Aboard - On or within the boat.
Above Deck - On the deck (not over it - see Aloft)
Abreast - Side by side; by the side of.
For protecting and beautifying natural wood above deck or below, use a good brand of spar varnish.
 See also: Deck, Anchor, Below, Boat, Chain
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