Stack car: an articulated five-platform rail car that allows containers to be double stacked. A typical stack car holds ten 40-foot equivalent units (feu's).
car - A sliding fitting that attaches to a track allowing for the adjustment of blocks or other devices attached to the car.
cardinal points - The points of North, South, East and West as marked on a compass rose.
R
Rail Car
A wheeled wagon used for the carriage of cargo by rail.
Rail Consignment Note
A document evidencing a contract for the transport of goods by rail.
car
An adjustable slide, fairlead, or block that runs on a track or traveler.
cardinal points ...
your car can be parked many miles away
You can expect long periods of inactivity while the yacht sails on one leg of the race. At night it can be very cold even in mid-summer, and probably you will be soaked through.
The principal apparatus consists of surfand life-boats, Lyle gun and breeches-buoy apparatus and life-car.
The first widely used auger dredges were designed by Mud Cat Dredges in the 1980s which was run by National Car Rental, but is now a Division of Ellicott Dredges.
Much like when you register a car, you will receive a certificate of number.
Overtaking on the water is pretty much like overtaking on land: the driver of the faster car is looking forward at the car to be passed and hence is in a better position to plan and execute the maneuver.
Drinking alcohol in a boat is no less dangerous than in a car. The effects of the sun and wind, combined with the use of alcohol, seriously distorts judgment and dulls the reflexes.
The tiller is not like a steering wheel of a car or bicycle - when driving those, when you turn the wheel right you go right. When using a tiller you push the tiller one way and the boat will go in the opposite direction.
Usually the tackle connects with a car that can be moved to port or starboard by control lines that lead to the cockpit. In the traditional type of traveler shown here, each line leads back to a cam cleat.
Unlike driving a car, a sailboat does not instantly change direction when the gears are shifted from reverse to forward. Thus, the wheel or tiller is adjusted according to the direction of movement and not the direction of the engine's thrust.
Sparks under the hood of your car are not a hazard, since a constant draft prevents an accumulation of flammable vapors. In the confined spaces of your boat's bilge, however, one spark plus one small gasoline leak can mean disaster.
Wake County Personal Injury Law Firm representing Catastrophic Injuries, Bicycle Accidents, Traumatic Brain Injury / TBI, Burn Injuries, Motor Vehicle Collisions, Car Accidents, Truck Accidents, Motorcycle Wrecks, Boating Accidents, ...
Block mounted on a sliding car and track arrangement on the side cockpit coaming. Used to adjust the tension on the jib leech.
Jib halyard ...
After a final clean-up, six coats of Le Tonkinois and refitting of bronzeware, the boom was ready for a two-hour drive on the roof of the car to the mooring.
The path that a vessel is taking. A guide in the mast or other spar that accepts lugs to each sail. A rail to which a sliding car is attached for easy adjustment of the position of blocks and lines.
trade wind ...
A bare boat yacht or more correctly, a "bareboat" is a sailboat or powerboat for hire without crew. Similar to, "car rental" versus "limousine service".
Once I finally settled myself in the cockpit, Len Baronit, Bavaria's West Coast dealer, rolled out the 140-percent genoa, and I took the helm. Off we went, accelerating like a sports car and pushing the rail into the water.
Apparent Wind: The perceived wind direction of a moving yacht. When the yacht goes faster, the perceived wind direction moves forward, just as the wind always seems to hit a car only from head-on as it drives at high speeds.
A: You are absolutely correct, there are a number of companies that will give you a reduction in your boat insurance if you hold a Captain license or a recognized certificate of competency. But like car insurance, ...
Lenders will look at your debt to income ratio to ensure that your monthly loan payments for home, second mortgage, car, student loans and boats will not total more than 30 percent of your adjusted gross income.
They are highly portable, able to be removed by simply loosening their mounting clamps. Small outboards usually use a manual pull start ignition system while larger models often have electric start similar to a car.
In many boats the traveler may be adjusted from side to side so that the angle of the sheets can be changed to suit conditions traveler, deck horse, or boom horse A metal rod (or track) bolted to the deck upon which a ring (or car) of a ...
 See also: Boat, High, Deck, Point, Sailing
  
|
RSS
