BIGHT: The middle part of a rope between the load and the cleat or block. An unloaded bight falls into a curve, and so the term has been transported into coastal topography, where a long shallow bay is referred to as a ‘bight’.
Bight - The part of the rope or line, between the end and the standing part, on which a knot is formed.
Bilge - The interior of the hull below the floor boards.
Bitter End - The last part of a rope or chain.
Bight - a loop of line or rope
Bilge - the lowest part of a boat, designed to collect water that enters the boat
Block - a pulley ...
Bight Any part of a rope between its ends; also a curve, a cove on a coastline or channel.
Binnacle The box which houses the Mariner's compass.
Bight- A loop in a rope. Also a bend on a coastline.
Bilge- The lowest area in the hull, just above the keel.
Binnacle- The housing for a compass.
bight
A bend in the shoreline. The part of a rope used for making knots.
bilge ...
bight - An indentation in the shoreline; The middle area of a slack rope. The part of the rope or line, between the end and the standing part, on which a knot is formed.
Bight:
(1) The part of a line between the ends.
(2) A loop in a line.
(3) An indentation in the coastline lying between two promontories, larger than a bay.
(4) ‘Hook the Bight' is to get married or become involved with a woman.
Bight -- A loop of a rope.
Bilge -- The round in a vessel's timbers where they turn from her sides toward the keel.
Binnacle -- A case in which the compass is contained.
Bight
The center of a slack line. (i.e: where it sags). Also a small indented curve in a shoreline.
Bilge ...
bight
1) See line. 2) A bight of land is a bend in the shore or coastline.
bilge ...
Bowline on a Bight: This knot is used to make a pair of fixed loops in the middle or at the end of a line.
BIGHT - Open or closed loop in a line or rope.
BILGE - The lowest part of the ship's interior.
BITTER END - The inboard (free) end of a line or rope.
BOLLARD - Stout post on wharf or pier for securing mooring lines. ...
bight: a loop in a rope-or-a bend in the shoreline. bilge: curved part of the hull beneath the waterline, inside or out a rounding of the hull along the length of the boat where the bottom meets the side the lowest part of a boat, ...
Bight - The double part of a rope when folded, in distinction from the ends; that is, a round, bend, or coil not including the ends; a loop. (a loop in a rope) ...
BIGHT A loop or bend in a rope; strictly, any part between the two ends may be termed the bight. BILGE The rounded portion of a vessel's shell which connects the bottom with side. To open a vessel's lower body to the sea.
line to another or to a spar BERTH bed or bunk; the position where a ship ties up or anchors, a position of employment aboard a ship; a margin of safety in the distance from which another vessel or object is passed, as in "giving wide berth" BIGHT a ...
A place where a person sleeps bight 1. The middle part of a line not including the bitter end; 2. A loop in a rope or a bend in the shoreline.
- Pass the end of a rope through the bight of another rope, then round and underneath the standing part; but to prevent it jambing, pass it round again under the standing part.
Bight - 1. A loop in rope or line. 2. An indentation in a coastline.
Bilged on her anchor - A ship that has run upon her own anchor.
Bight: (knots) The part of a line between the ends. A loop in a line. - An indentation in the coastline larger than a bay.
Bilge: Hull area between the keel and the boats sides.
Bitter End: The last part of a rope or final link of chain.
Bight: The part of a rope that is used for making knots
Bilge: The parts of the hull that curve inwards to form the bottom
Bilge board: Centerboard structure to decrease sideways drift ...
Bight - any part of the rope between the two end.
Bilge- The lowest part of the interior hull below the waterline
Bilge Pump-A mechanical, electrical, or manually operated pump used to remove water from the bilge.
Boating Industry Association Bight (BIA) - Loop or middle part of a line
Bilge - Lowest interior portion of a boat where water could collect
Bilge - The deepest part of the inside of a boat ...
Using a buoy to raise the bight of an anchor cable to prevent it from chafing on a rough bottom.
By and Large - ...
Tie up to the dock with bowlines and sternlines either lateral, as "breast lines" (as shown below) or angled out more ahead and astern. Two Half Hitches On the Bight is a good knot for securing to the dock.
The main part of a line as distinguished from the bight and the end.
STAND-ON VESSEL - That vessel which continues its course in the same direction at the same speed during a crossing or overtaking situation, unless a collision appears imminent.
 See also: Rope, Anchor, Running, Deck, Secure
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