Dolphin striker is a small vertical spar attached under the bowsprit to provide support for it and the jib boom.
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DOLPHIN: A group of piles driven close together and bound with wire cables into a single structure.
DRAFT OR DRAUGHT: The measurement of how deeply a boat sits in the water.
DRY ROT: A fungus decay which causes wood to become soft and to fall apart.
Dolphin Striker
V-shaped boom pointing downwards at intersection of bowsprit and jib boom.
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dolphin - A playful sea mammal. Also a type of fish.
downwind - In the direction the wind is blowing.
drag - The resistance to movement.
Dolphin A built pile structure for mooring in harbor.
Downhaul Rope or tackle used to haul down sail or yard.
Down helm Order to helmsman to put tiller away from wind; up helm is towards wind.
dolphin striker - The perpendicular spar under the bowsprit end by which more spread is given to the stay of the jib-boom.
Dolphin:
A mooring buoy or spar. A group of piles driven close together and bound with wire cables into a single structure.
Dolphin Striker:
A short spar under the cap of the bowsprit used for holding down a jib boom.
Dolphin
A playful sea mammal. Also a type of fish. Also a group of piles used for mooring or as a channel marker.
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dolphin striker
A short spar perpendicular the bowsprit, used with martingales for holding down the jib-boom. The position is such that a dolphin leaping at the bow of a vessel could possibly be struck by this spar. (back)
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dorado -- a dolphinfish (misnomer), same as mahi mahi
double ender -- boat with a pointed bow and stern
dinghy -- a small open boat, usually carried aboard a yacht for going ashore
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(1600 and 2000) dolphin A mooring buoy or spar [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] dolphin striker A rigid support bar between the hulls, at the front of the boat, ...
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If the red marker has several pilings supporting it, it will be called a Dolphin.
7. Red Lighted buoys with lights will usually be found in deeper water. The light will be red.
A stay or chain running from the end of a bowsprit to the stem to help support the sprit. It may run over a strut extending downward from the bowsprit (dolphin striker).
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DOLPHIN A term applied to several piles that are bound together, situated either at the corner of a pier or out in the stream and used for docking and warping vessels.
DOCK - A protected water area in which vessels are moored. The term is often used to denote a pier or a wharf.
DOLPHIN - A group of piles driven close together and bound with wire cables into a single structure.
The term is often used to denote a pier or a wharf.
Dolphin
A group of piles driven close together and bound with wire cables into a single structure.
Draft
The depth of water a boat draws.
The corvus and the dolphin were ready in action to fall on the enemys decks, and in Caesars battle with the Veneti off the coast of Gaul the falces, great spars with curved steel heads like a sickle, ...
 See also: Deck, Boat, Light, Hull, Sailing
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