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bunk - A Chinese ship. Also old rope. Also old salt beef as tough and hard as old rope.
bury - A makeshift or temporary contrivance, as jury mast, jury rudder, jury bowsprit. which may be fitted when either has been lost or carried away.

 


Bunk:
a sleeping berth or bed.
Bunker(s):
A compartment in which fuel is stored; fuel consumed by the engines of a ship ...

Bunk - Sleeping Berth
Buoy - An anchored float used for marking a position on the water or a hazard or a shoal and for mooring.

bunk
A bed in a boat; also berth. Bunkboard, see leecloth.
Buoy, Buoyage ...

A bunk which runs under the cockpit.
Quartering
With the wind and/or waves on the quarter.

BERTH: Sleeping bunk aboard the boat
BIGHT: The middle part of a rope between the load and the cleat or block.

180° BELAY to temporarily secure a line without knotting by making one or more 'S' turns (varying somewhat with synthetic lines) around a cleat or pin BELOW downward, within ship BEND to fasten one line to another or to a spar BERTH bed or bunk; ...

settee berth: a long cabin seat that converts into a bunk. shackle: strong metal link with a removable bolt a metal link which can be open and closed for joining chain to anchor, etc.

BUNK A built-in berth or bed. BUNKER A compartment used for stowage of coal or oil fuel. BUOYANCY Ability to float; the supporting effort exerted by a liquid (usually water) upon the surface of a body, wholly or partially immersed in it.

Bunk: - a sleeping berth.
Bunker-A storage compartment aboard a ship for coal or other fuel
BuoyA floating navigation aid.
Buoyage: The act of placing buoys. 2. Establishment of buoys and buoyage systems.

The owner's stateroom is forward and includes an island queen bunk with dressing seats on either side and storage below. This cabin is truly elegant, and a large overhead hatch and opening port lights provide superb ventilation when sitting at anchor.

Depending upon the watch system, two, or even three people may end up sharing the same bunk. The term comes from the military slang use of the term "rack" for a bed or bunk.

lee cloths - a cloth hung on the lee side of a berth (the down side when the boat has heel to it) to keep one from rolling out of their bunk
lee shore -- a shore that wind blows onto; it is best to stay well off a lee shore in a storm ...

Bunk: Built-in bed aboard ship.
Bunker: Compartment for the storage of oil or other fuel.
By the board: Overboard (over the side).
By the head: Deeper forward (front end deepest in water).
By the Run: To let go altogether.

Berth: a) The place where you but the boat on a dock. b) bunk or sleeping quarters.
Bilge: The lowest part of a boat's hull.
Block: A deck or track-mounted pulley device through which ropes such as jib and genoa sheets are strung.

When I bought my project boat the "Character", it had some very nice darker blue, bunk and settee cushions. But this boat had been lived in by some hygienically challenged people, hence the cushions stank! ...

a cloth hung on the lee side of a berth (the down side when the boat has heel to it) to keep one from rolling out of their bunk
lee helm
The leeward course an unsteered boat takes ...

TENDER: A small vessel used to move passengers to and from the ship and shore when the ship is at anchor.
TRANSFERS: Transportation between the airport and the pier.
UPPER BED: The top (bunk) bed in a cabin configured with an upper & lower.

See also: Crew, Forward, Point, Gear, Right

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