Crown 1) Where the arms of an anchor meet the shank, 2) the knot when the strands of a rope are interlocked to start a backsplice.
Crutch Fitting to support boom.
crown of an anchor - The part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank.
Crow's Nest - A place of shelter at the topgallant masthead for a look out man, used by whalers in northern latitudes.
Crown:
A knot formed by taking the strands of the end of a line and tucking them over and under each other to prevent them from unraveling.
This can be crowned by taking strand in Fig.21 and laying it over the top of the knot. Then lay B over A, and C over B and through the bight of A and haul taut.
The weather decks of ships are rounded up or arched in an athwartship direction for the purpose of draining any water that may fall on them to the sides of the ship where it can be led overboard through scuppers; the camber is the crown or arch of a ...
A method of preparing an anchor for tripping by attaching an anchor cable to the crown and fixing to the ring by a light seizing (also known as becue). The seizing can be broken if the anchor becomes fouled. 2.
In Hall's improved (fig. 5) the arms and crown of cast steel are in one piece, and the shank of forged steel passes up through an aperture in the crown to which it is secured by two cross bolts.
CROWN Term sometimes used denoting the round-up or camber of a deck. The crown of an anchor is located where the arms are welded to the shank. CROW'S NETS A lookout station attached to or near the head of a mast.
The mainsheet leads to a self-tailing Lewmar 44 (as on the boat I tested; Meissner winches are also fitted) at the aft starboard end of the crowned cabintop and at the helmsman's reach.
3 Sculling notch cut on centre line of the crown of transom
4 HMS Victory yawl fairleads
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TriplineA line fast to the crown of an anchor by means of which it can be hauled out when dug too deeply or fouled; a similar line used on a sea anchor to bring it aboard.
Trip Line - Line attached to the crown of an anchor to pull a suck anchor loose
Trough - Bottom section of a wave
True Bearing - Bearing or direction taken relative to true North ...
HMS A prefix used before a vessel's name to denote that it is owned by the crown, or is His/Her Majesty's Ship.* ...
All anchors have flukes (points that dig into the bottom or grab rocks) and a shank (a vertical bar). Many also have a stock (a horizontal bar that prevents rolling over) and a crown (where the stock, flukes, and/or shank meet).
CROWN OF AN ANCHOR - Where the arms and shank join.
CRUTCH - A wooden support for the main-boom when the mainsail is furled.
CUDDY - A small shelter cabin in a boat.
Spars on a gaff-rigged ship [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] crown The center point of an anchor where the arms join the shank cruiser 1. Any boat having arrangements for living aboard; 2.
 See also: Deck, Stand, Point, Boat, Anchor
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