Cradle

Cradle The frame erected round and under a vessel to support her out of the water.
Cringle Rope round a thimble, worked into a sail.

cradle - A "berthing" framework used to support a vessel on land.
craft - A vessel; also used in the plural, thus a number of craft, or a lot of craft, means a number of vessels.

Cradle:
A frame that supports a boat when she's hauled out of the water onto shore.
Craft:
Vessel or vessels of practically any size or type.

BOOM CRUTCH (OR CRADLE OR CROTCH)-A prop that lifts the boom off the deck and holds it secure when it is not in use.
BOW-Forward part of a boat.
BROACH-A vessel broaches when it swings broadside to the wind and waves when running free.

DAGGER PLANK One of the planks which unite the heads of the poppets or stepping-up pieces of the cradle on which the vessel rests in launching. DAVIT A device used to lower and raise ship's boats and sometimes for other purposes.

Lazy jack: Light lines from the topping lift to the boom, forming a cradle into which the mainsail may be lowered.
Lead refers to the direction in which a line goes. A boom vang, for example, may "lead to the cockpit." ...

Two sets of experiments were made - (i.) under a hogging moment when supported in dock on two cradles 10 ft. wide, spaced 26 ft.

The keel is generally the first part of a ship's hull to be constructed, and laying the keel, or placing the keel in the cradle in which the ship will be built, ...

Bilge Ways - The timbers which support the cradle of a ship upon the ways, and which slide upon the launching ways in launching the vessel.
Block - A Pulley ...

Moving sideways through the water cradle A frame used to support a boat when she is hauled out of the water crank or cranky A boat that heels too easily crest The top of a wave crew (noun) 1. All personnel operating a ship; 2.