Draft (hull)
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Draft: the depth of a ship in the water. The vertical distance between the waterline and the keel, in the u.s. expressed in feet, elsewhere in meters.
Drayage: charge made for local hauling by dray or truck.
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.
DUCKBOARD: The wooden floorboards found on many yachts’ cockpit soles
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Draft - how far down the ship sits in the water when it's loaded with people and supplies
Draft - the depth of the water the ship draws when loaded
Embark - get on the ship ...
Draft - how deep a boat settles in the water, the depth from the waterline to the bottom of her hull. "She's shallow on the draft" = a ship that can safely sail shallow water. A ship's draft will change if she takes on or lets off heavy cargo.
Draft: Water depth required to float the vessel.
Drogue: A surface anchor to hold bow or stern to wind.
draft
Vertical distance a boat penetrates the water.
drogue
A parachute-like sea anchor.
Draft - the depth of the boat at its lowest point, also the depth or fullness of the sail
Drift - the leeway, or movement of the boat, when not under power, or when being pushed sideways while under power
Ease - to loosen or let out ...
Draft
1) The depth of a boat, measured from the deepest point to the waterline. The water must be at least this depth, or the boat will run aground. 2) A term describing the amount of curvature designed into a sail.
Draft:
The depth of water which a pleasure craft requires to float freely.
Light Winds:
Winds with speeds less than 12 knots as defined by Environment Canada.
Draft- The depth of water required to float a boat. The depth of a boat from waterline to keel.
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Ease- To loosen. To let out the line of a sail.
Draft
The minimum depth of water in which a vessel will float.
Ebb Tide ...
Draft The depth of water occupied by a vessel at any time.
Drogue A sea anchor - a cone shaped canvas bag to which the vessel lies in heavy weather to keep the bow pointing into the waves, ...
DRAFT: The depth of water a boat draws.
EASE: To slacken or relieve tension on a line.
EBB TIDE: A receding tide; a period or state of decline.
draft or draught - The vertical distance between the vessel's waterline and its lowest point; the lowest point may be the hull itself or an attachment (such as a rudder or propeller). The minimum water depth in which a boat will float.
Draft:
(1) The depth of the boat below the waterline; the amount of vertical distance from a boats water line to the bottom of it's keel.
(2) The depth of water necessary to float a vessel
(3) The belly or chord depth of the sail, its fullness ...
Draft
Depth of water needed to float a boat or ship; the distance from the waterline to the deepest / lowest point of the keel.
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Draft is either 6 feet, 6 inches or 5 feet, 3 inches depending on your choice of keel. The deep fin shows an extended trailing edge fillet, which I would assume is to facilitate the mating surface at the hull for both keel models.
Draft - The vertical distance from the waterline to the lowest point of the hull or attachments, such as the tip of a propeller, which determines the minimum depth of water in which a vessel will float.
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draft, dr., draw
1) The boat's extreme depth, from her waterline to her lowest point. A boat has 3 feet of draft or draws 3 feet; alternatively, her draft is 3 feet. 2) The fullness or camber of a sail. See chord.
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DRAFT- The depth of water required to float a vessel.
DRAGGING- When the anchor is not holding.
DROGUE- Device streamed astern to keep stern up to the waves in a following sea.
Draft/Draught
The amount of vertical distance from a boat's water line to the bottom of it's keel. This is the depth of water required to float a vessel.
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Draft - Depth of the keel
Draft - Least depth of water needed to allow a boat to clear the bottom
Draw Bridge Signal - one long blast and three short blasts ...
Draft - The depth of water a boat draws.
Dry Sailing - When boats, especially smaller racers, are kept on shore instead of being left anchored or moored, they are dry sailed. The practice prevents marine growth ...
Draft restrictions relate to speed in several ways. If there is little underkeel clearance, it is likely that shallower water is nearby.
draft: the depth a vessel extends below the waterline. DR: dead reckoning, deduced reckoning; your position based on speed, direction, and time.
DRAFT The depth of water a boat can travel over without hitting the bottom. DRY ROT A fungous decay causing seasoned lumber to become brittle and crumble to powder.
EVEN KEEL- When the draft of a ship fore and aft are the same.
EXIMBANK- Export-Import Bank: A Federal agency that aids in financing exports of U.S. goods and services through direct loans, loan guarantees, and insurance.
BALLAST WATER Sea water, confined to double bottom tanks, peak tanks, and other designated compartments, for use in obtaining satisfactory draft, trim, or stability.
draft -- water depth required to float the boat
ebb -- tide passing from high to low, with the current going out to sea
El Niño -- a warm inshore current annually flowing south along the coast of Ecuador.
dip To salute or signal by means of hoisting and then lowering a flag or pennant [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] displacement tonnage The actual weight, in tons of 2240 pounds, which the vessel displaces when floating at any given draft ...
Centerboard: used in lieu of a fixed keel, a wood or metal fin that can be lowered vertically through the keel to prevent the boat from slipping sideways in the water, and can also be raised to reduce the boat's draft.
Stern draft - bow draft
List, Heel, and Roll: Angular transverse inclinations. List describes a static inclination such as list due to side damage.
to latch DRAFT the distance from a vessel's water line to the deepest part of the hull; ...
Draft - least depth of water needed to allow a boat to clear the bottom.
Drift - speed of a current's flow.
DBWI - Driving a boat while intoxicated
Fairing Block- shim installed to adjust the angle of a mounted item.
Mark carved and painted on both sides of the ship, at mid-length, showing the deepest draft at which the ship can be loaded. Imposed by Mr.Samuel PLIMSOLL in Britain in 1876.
Boats with restricted maneuverability, whether due to fishing, draft, length, towing, or other causes, have the right of way over vessels not so restricted.
#1 Is the water depth adequate for the draft of your boat?
#2 What is the VHF frequencies the marina monitors?
#3. When does the office close and when are staff available to help, if needed, in docking?
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- Scope is defined as the ratio of the depth (draft plus freeboard) divided into the length of anchor line paid out. The typical minimum scope is from 3-5 with 7 being the best practical.
Deep-draft and shallow-draft vessels handle differently. Boats that steer by changing the thrust direction- outboards and stern drive- respond differently than boats steered by rudders: the response of heavy displacement hulls to helm changes to ...
Halfway through dinner I suddenly felt a draft blowing through the main companionway; something was wrong-we were dragging anchor! I dashed up into the cockpit just in time to hear the horrible grinding of the boat's keel crashing into a coral head.
Draft invoice sent to an importer by the exporter prior to order confirmation and shipment to assist in matters relating to obtaining import licences or foreign exchange allocations, ...
The maximum draft (aft) is usually not more than about two feet nine inches. Boats up to fourteen feet wide can be found and these area called in a somewhat contradictory fashion wide beam narrow boats.
To postpone the induction of (one eligible for the military draft). verb, intransitive To procrastinate. [Middle English differren, to postpone, differ.] . de-ferıra-ble adjective . de-ferırer noun Synonyms: defer, postpone, shelve, stay, suspend.
DODGER: A wrap-around awning in front of the cockpit to protect the crew from weather. DRAFT/DRAUGHT: 1)The depth of a vessel below the water line. 2) A pleasurable libation frequently responsible for the necessity of a wardrobe "refit." ...
skiffA small, simple, shallow-draft boat. skiing/wakeboarding boatLow profile, pleasure boats with minimal deadrise specifically designed for waterskiing and/or wakeboarding.
A keel that runs the length of the boat. Full keels have a shallower draft than fin keels.
fully battened
A sail having battens that run the full horizontal length of the sail.
Remember that you will have 100 knots of downdraft from the helo over your head. You will (hopefully) establish communications with the helo before they arrive on scene.
Cunningham: The cringle (grommet) on the luff (forward edge) of the sail used to achieve luff tension for draft control. (sail shaping)
Downhaul: Line used to tighten or tension the luff (forward edge) of the sail.
CENTERBOARD-A pivoted board-like device that can be lowered to provide lateral resistance to the water in shoal draft vessels.
CLEW-Aftermost corner of a sail.
COAMING-Raised protection around a cockpit.
A large flat-bottomed boat with broad, square ends used along coastal trade routes for transporting bulk material such as ore, sand, or refuse . These shallow draft vessels were often lightly constructed and could be built quickly by small groups of ...
Any vessel restricted in its ability to maneuver, such as a vessel towing another or laying cable, or one constrained by its draft, such as a large ship in a channel
A vessel engaged in commercial fishing ...
BALLAST MOVEMENT- A voyage or voyage leg made without any paying cargo in a vessel's tanks. To maintain proper stability, trim, or draft, sea water is usually carried during such movements.
The Ark Royal had a dsplacement of 22,000 tons. Shet was 721 ft. long at the waterline, 800 ft. long overall and had a 95 ft. beam. She had a 780 foot flight deck which was 96 feet wide. The carrier's draft was 22 feet, 9 in.
Downhaul-A rope used to haul down jibs, staysails and studding sails.
Double Sheetbend -Join small to medium size rope.
douse To drop a sail quickly
Draft-The depth of water required float a vessel
Drift- A vessel leeway ...
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.
DRAFT - The depth of water a boat ...
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.
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. DRAUGHT That depth of water which a vessel requires to float her.
- A type of hull that plows through the water, displacing a weight of water equal to its own weight, even when more power is added.
DOCK - A protected water area in which vessels are moored. The term is often used to denote a pier or a wharf.
DRAFT - ...
Draft: Distance between the waterline and the lowest part of the keel or hull. -The amount of bend in a sail's shape.
Drogue: An object used to increase the drag of a boat to slow her down.
-Typically shaped like a parachute or cone opened underwater.
 See also: Boat, Hull, Sail, Beam, Feet
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