Drag

drag - The resistance to movement. drawbridge - A bridge that can be raised vertically to allow boats to pass underneath.

Drag: The negative or retarding force acting on a body such as a yacht moving through a fluid parallel and opposite to the direction of motion.

Drag - The increased draught of water aft compared with the draught forward. Drag, To - To scrape the bottom; to search the bottom with grapnels.

A type of drag on a propeller caused by air bubbles forming near the tips of a propeller that is spinning too fast. This causes inefficiencies and unnecessary wear and tear on the propeller. Celestial Navigation ...

A drogue or drag device to slow down a boat. Seacock A valve fitted to an underwater inlet on a vessel.

SEA ANCHOR-A drag device (usually a conical canvas pocket held open by a metal hoop, but a canvas bucket in Tinkerbelle's case) used to keep the boat headed into the wind and waves while it is not under way, especially during heavy weather.

Feathering Prop - A propeller that can have the pitch of its blade changed to reduce drag when not in use. Fend Off - To prevent contact with an object while bringing the ship alongside.

Sea anchor: A drag (drogue) thrown over to keep a vessel to the wind and sea. Sea chest: A sailor's trunk; the intake between the ship's side and a sea valve. Sea dog: An old sailor. Sea going: Capable of going to sea.

To sink a ship in order to prevent others from boarding or using her scuttlebutt Gossip sea anchor A drag, usually made of canvas, ...

DRAG The designed excess of draft, aft, over that forward, measured from the designer's waterline. The drag is constant and should not be confused with trim.

A "flat bottom" makes a better "drag" boat, a deep vee will be a better rough water boat. BOW (as in bow-wow, not bow tie) The front of the boat. "I am going to stand in the bow so I can watch the porpoises".

when "let go" does not hold so quickly as a stocked one, is'more uncertain in its action over uneven ground, and is more liable to "come home" (drag).

To help keep the boat on course, you may want to increase the drag of the water on the stern of the boat.

Racing yachts try to reduce the wetted surface area (which creates drag) by keeping the hull light whilst having a deep and heavy bulb keel, allowing them to support a tall mast with a great sail area.

A long narrow centreboard produces less drag than a short, wide one for a given amount of lift, resulting in a faster boat that can point closer into the wind.

A finer bow means less drag in waves and chop. The sheer is a straight line. There is enough freeboard to provide standing headroom under the flush deck. The D/L is 63 and the L/B is 3.67.

fin keel: a deep narrow keel found on most modern ocean-racing boats that creates less drag than do longer conventional keels.

If one of your neighbors drag. During the day, immediately call the attention of the other boat crew. Prepare fenders to avoid damage to you boat.

Keel-haul-To drag a person backwards and forwards under a ship's keel, for certain offences. Keel stepped -A mast that is stepped (placed) on the keel at the bottom of the boat rather than on the deck.

Propulsion and drag act along this axis. Surfing is an example of surge caused by a wave. Sway (y axis). Sideways. Generally a minor movement in a large vessel. Wave and wind loads could contribute to this motion. Heave (z axis). Up and down.

Do you have another forty feet on deck and ready to pay out if the raft starts to drag. The best way to reset the anchor is to give it some slack and give it some hard tugs.

Any object used to increase the drag of a boat. Typically shaped like a parachute or cone opened underwater, drogues slow a boat's motion in heavy weather. Also see sea anchor. dry dock ...

dredge chain a chain used to drag the bottom of a body of water for fish, shellfish, etc. Search results: Click on the word(s) below to view the definition.

Too much trailer weight on the hitch will cause the tow vehicles rear wheels to drag and make steering difficult. Too much weight on the rear of the trailer will cause the trailer to" fishtail" and reduce traction of the tow vehicles rear wheels.

The common sense thing for the losing team to do in this case is for boat four to drag boat three into a tacking duel or out to the unfavoured side of the course while boat five goes all out for speed and does as few tacks as possible.

The rodes were taut and I was worried that if they parted they could be lethal, although it was much more likely the anchors would drag long before that. Suddenly we lurched forward and then, miraculously, we shot ahead-we were floating! ...

A light, multipronged hook used as a lunch hook or to drag for objects. See anchor. great circle route ...

Grapnel, Grapple - A small multi-pronged anchor used on dinghies and small boats. Also used to drag along the bottom to recover something that has sunk. Gripes - Small lines or bands used to hold down and secure boats on deck while at sea.

Ski like protrusion that holds the front of a vesel out of the water when at speed. Aids economy, reduces drag. Search for Hydrofoil books on Amazon.co.uk Hydroplane ...

The drag created by the equipment retards steering response. Fouled equipment at this point will result in pulling the boat into a stern-to-the-current orientation with little or no possibility of recovery.

If heeling further then 15 degrees you will experience weather helm. This means you will have to compensate with the rudder to steer a straight course resulting in excessive rudder drag causing the boat to slow down.

a dinghy, run out your kedge anchor, with a line fast to it, astern into deep water and try to haul off. Work the helm to and fro. Run from side to side so as to loosen the boat from her muddy bed. If the tide is rising and your kedge does not drag, ...

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.

Sweep To drag the bottom for an anchor. Also, large oars used in small vessels to force them ahead. Swift To bring two shrouds or stays close together by ropes. Swifter The forward shroud to a lower-mast.

See also: Boat, Hull, Sailing, Deck, Sail