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SAND BAR: An area in shallow water where wave or current action has created a small, long hill of sand. Since they are created by water movement, they can move and may not be shown on a chart.
Bar Coding
A method of encoding data for fast and accurate electronic readability.
bar
A region of shallow water usually made of sand or mud, usually running parallel to the shore. Bars are caused by wave and current action, and may not be shown on a chart
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Bar A shoal in the approach to a harbor.
Battens Thin pieces of wood or fiberglass set into the leech of the sail to control shape.
Beacon Aid to navigation, lighted or unlighted, radio or racon, set on the shore or rocks.
bar - A debris, mud or sand shoal; may be a shoal across the mouth of a river or harbor.
barber hauler - A line attached to the jib or jib sheet, used to adjust the angle of sheeting by pulling the sheet toward the centerline of the boat.
tiller bar
A device linking the two tillers of a catamaran
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BACK BAR Used for the same purpose but on the opposite side to a bosom bar. BACK BOARD A portable back support nicely designed and fitted on the after side of the stern thwart in a small motor or row boat.
Bar: A sand, mud or debris shoal, as across the mouth of a river or harbor.
Barograph: A weather instrument that continuously records atmospheric {barometric} pressure.
bar
An area of shoal water at the entrance to a river or harbor.
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Bar - A shoal of sand or mud on which you can run aground.
Beam - The width of a boat.
Bearing - The horizontal direction of an object with respect to an observer or the compass; a determination of position.
A bar or handle for turning a boat's rudder or an outboard motor.
Topsides
The sides of a vessel between the waterline and the deck; sometimes referring to onto or above the deck.
TIME BAR- Time after which legal claims will not be entertained
TIME CHARTER- A form of charter party wherein owner lets or leases his vessel and crew to the charterer for a stipulated period of time.
If a bar harbour has to be entered on a flood tide a boat could discharge oil so that it would run in ahead of her. On an ebb tide, the oil could be distributed by some apparatus in connection with the shore.
If the bar is pulled to the right, the bow of the boat will turn left, and if the bar is pulled to the left, the bow of the boat will turn right.
With practice, boat operators will soon learn to act quickly and correctly.
An iron bar mounted on or near the compass to correct for magnetic deviation in steal hulled ships.
Flood Tide
The incoming tide where the water comes in from the sea, lowering the water level.
A metal bar or wooden handle attached to the top of the rudder to steer a yacht. If, for example, the helmsman wants to steer to starboard, he/she pushes the tiller to port.
TILLER - A bar or handle for turning a boat's rudder or an outboard motor.
TOPSIDES - The sides of a vessel between the waterline and the deck; sometimes referring to onto or above the deck.
TRANSOM - The stern cross-section of a square sterned boat.
Tiller - A bar or handle for turning a boat's rudder or an outboard motor.
Toe-rail - A low rail, often slotted, along the side of the boat. Slots allow drainage and the attachment of blocks.
tiller
A bar connected to the rudder and used to steer the boat.
tiller handle outboard
A small, outboard motor that uses a handle fitted with engine controls to steer instead of a steering wheel.
Boom- The bar to which the bottom, or foot, of the sail is attached. Boom jack is the tackle rigged to the boom to allow downward pressure.
Boot top- A stripe of paint applied to the hull at the waterline.
Traveler
A bar with an attached block, allowing more controlled adjustment of sail trim.
A timber or metal bar fashioned into a right angle to provide strengthening and support at the intersection of timbers in wooden ships. (back)
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Bar A region of shallow water usually made of sand or mud. Beam The widest part of a boat. Bear away, bear off To fall off. A boat falls off the wind when it points its bow further from the eye of the wind. The opposite of heading up.
At one time were usual means of lifting a vessel over a bar or sandbank. 2. wooden float use between dock and ship.
Can Bouy - A cylindrical buoy painted green and having an odd number used in the United States as a navigational aid ...
receiver boxPart of a hitch that receives and holds the hitch bar or shank. receiver hitchA hitch with a receiver from which a hitch bar or shank can be removed.
" See-bar." The principle of its action, the details of the gear, and a description of the trials are given in papers read before the Inst. Nay. Archs. in 1904 and 1907. Particulars of the " See-bar " were: length 116 ft., breadth 11.7 ft.
fiddle: strip around a table to prevent items from falling off when the boat is at a heel a rack or bar used to prevent dishes, pot, and other objects from sliding off a counter, table or stove.
Aft of the settee there is a bar and adjacent on the starboard side is an entertainment center. Blue Pearl has been designed to accommodate two partners in mirror-image staterooms aft.
* Beware of noisy spots due to a band at the beach bar for example. Your cruising guide will usually tell you that.
* Avoid rolly spots if possible.
* Check the depths.
TILLER - A bar or handle for turning a boat's rudder or an outboard motor.
TOGGLE - A pin fastened to the end of a rope, which can be thrust through the eye of another rope, and so secure them together.
Usually sailing is confined to those times when the bar is closed. You will not have to go on board before a civilized hour in the morning and you will get home before dark. The average length of a race is two to four hours.
Fid -- An iron or wooden bar to keep bowsprits and topmasts in place; a conical wooden instrument used by riggers and sailmakers.
Fish, To -- To strengthen a weak or repair a broken spar by lashing another spar or batten to it.
Also known as a longshore bar. Submerged sandbar formed offshore by the processes of beach erosion and accretion. Typically, swell waves break on the offshore bar.
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Stern: the upright post or bar of the bow of a vessel.
Sternway: the reverse movement of a vessel.
Stevedore: individual or firm that employs longshoremen and who contracts to load or unload the ship.
receiver hitch
A hitch with a receiver from which a hitch bar or shank can be removed.
resin
Liquid substance used in fiberglass composite construction that, when combined with a catalyst, bonds laminate materials together.
The most common type of keel is the 'flat plate keel', and this is fitted in the majority of ocean-going ship and other vessels. A form of keel found on smaller vessels is the bar keel. The bar keel may be fitted in trawlers, tugs,etc..
Stern: the bow or rear of the ship; an upright post or bar of the bow of a vessel.
Sternway: the reverse movement of a vessel.
Stowage: a marine term referring to loading freight into the ships' holds.
A D shaped long stainless shackle with a retaining bar and a key type pin that cannot fall out.
Leech
The aftermost edge of a sail.
Rolling Hitch - Clove Hitch with two wraps around the bar or rope before knotting
Rudder - Flat board which redirects aims current or propeller wash to steer a boat ...
I suggest you start with the Introduction and proceed through the Guide section by section. The arrows at the ends of each menu bar will take you to the previous or next section.
I hope you find this Guide helpful. Good Sailing! ...
He comments, "I've been unable to find any case where a NUC/RAM collision occurred; it's safe to say that if such a collision ever does occur, the Admiralty Bar will dine well for quite some time!") constrain Constrained by draft.
Compare to current tiller A stick or bar connected to the top of the rudder and used to steer the boat by moving the rudder toe-rail A low rail, often slotted, along the side of the boat topgallant The mast above the topmast, its sails, ...
Traveler - An iron encircling a rope, bar, spar, or the like, and sliding thereon. May be attached to the mainsheet which allows its position to be adjusted.
Trim - To adjust the sails. Also means the position of the sails.
 See also: Boat, Point, Forward, Deck, Stern
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