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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EASE: To slacken or relieve tension on a line.
EBB TIDE: A receding tide or current.
dry rot
Used to describe the decay of wood. A misnomer, dry rot is actually caused by moist conditions in fresh water.
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dry rot - Decay of wood timbers; a result of moist conditions leading to decay.
DRY ROT A fungous decay causing seasoned lumber to become brittle and crumble to powder. Dry rot needs extended periods of moisture (fresh water), oxygen, and dry rot spores to thrive.
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The same attention to the sails to avoid milder should be given to the hull to prevent dry rot, which is quite as frequently caused by the lack of ventilation as by the use of unseasoned timber in the construction of a vessel.
The process could be assisted by securing a top halyard to a fixed object such as a tree or rock to pull the mast over as far as possible. Maintenance might include repairing damage caused by dry rot or cannon shot, ...
 See also: Light, Deck, Dinghy, High, Keel
  
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