feet - More than one foot. A foot is a unit of measurement used primarily in the United States. 1 foot equals 30.48 centimeters.
fender - A cushion hung from the sides of a boat to protect it from rubbing against a dock or another boat.
Feet. Ft. In. Ft. In.
Ia. Dinghy. Freeboard about 9 in. Weight 3 cwt. 2 qr. Between thwarts 2 ft. 9 in. Elm Ib. Skiff dinghy for torpedo boats. Freeboard about 9 in. Carry about ten men in moderate weather. Between thwarts 2 ft. 72 in. Weight 3 cwt.
12 feet of oak plank, 1 foot wide and 1-1/2 inches thick.
False keel
One strip of yellow pine, 26 feet long, 4 by 2 inches. Another strip of yellow pine, 21 feet long, 4 by 2 inches.
65 feet or over and not required to be documented
60 per year
(b) The registration number may be retained by the owner in the event of a transfer by paying a fee of $3.45 per transfer.
Six feet. Lead lines always and charts showing depth of water generally are marked in fathoms
Fender ...
Six feet.
Fender
A cushion, placed between boats, or between a boat and a pier, to prevent damage.
About 5 feet from the wall, instruct the anchor crew to snub the anchor, usually by braking the windlass. Hopefully, the anchor will dig at this point. Keep backing up hard until you are about 2 feet off the dock.
Anna, at 56 feet LOA, is slightly scaled up from the original 53-foot, 11-inch Stormy Weather. The character of the sheer has been maintained along with freeboard, tumblehome and the contours of the cabintrunk. The look is pure vintage S&S.
A depth of 6 feet or one hundredth part of a cable.
Fence
A small aerodynamic device fixed to the top of a wing or hull.
CFT Cubic feet
CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY A company which arranges inspections and advises on the hull and machinery of a ship. Classification societies supervise vessels during their construction and afterward, in respect to their seaworthiness.
Fathoms - Six feet, chart may list fathoms and feet together or fathoms and a fraction
Fender - Bumper placed beside the haul to protect it when docking
Fender - Protection for a boat ...
Drop the anchor gently off the bow and let the anchor rode follow smoothly after it, until you feel no more anchor weight. Then pay out line as your boat drifts backward with the wind, until you have out about 10 feet of anchor rode for every foot ...
Chart Depth = 3 feet
Tidal Height = 2 feet
Total Water Depth = 5 feet
Always approach a new harbor on a compass heading. It is easy to misjudge distances and enter at an angle or too close to a shoal.
The 17-1/2 cubic feet of cork would weigh (17.5 x 15) 262-1/2lb. equal to 4 cubic feet of salt water, and so an addition would have to be made to the tubing to that extent.
A power cruiser 25 feet or longer with a fly bridge and accommodations in a cabin projecting above the rail. Compare with express cruiser.
seiche
Current on a lake.
FATHOM: nautical measurement equivalent to a depth of six feet or 1.8 metres.
FENDER: A cushion, placed between boats, or between a boat and a pier, to prevent damage.
The arching or rounding up is called the camber or round of the beam and is expressed in inches in connection with the greatest molded breadth of the ship in feet, thus, "the main deck has a camber of 10 inches in 40 feet.
Fathom - A unit of measurement relating to the depth of water or to the length of line or cable; one fathom is 6 feet or 1.83 meters
Fathometer - A depth measuring device.
12 feet, 1.15 statute miles or exactly 1852 meters. Nautical miles have the unique property that a minute of latitude is equal to one nautical mile (there is a slight error because the earth is not perfectly round.) Measurement of speed is done in ...
A piece of lumber 2" X 12" X 12" = 2 board feet. When width and thickness are specified, lumber may be called out as linear feet, i.e., 1" X 6" X 24 linear feet.
These clouds contain snow and ice at high altitudes (above 20,000 feet) and have a fibrous (hair-like) appearance cirrusocumulus Thin, white patch, sheet, or layer of cloud without shading, composed of very small elements in the form of grains, ...
For instance, if the former is 30 feet and the latter 20 feet, the genoa is rated at 30/20 = 1.5, or 150 percent.
fathom -- nautical measurement equivalent to a depth of six feet
fiddle -- strip around a table to prevent items from falling off when the boat is at a heel ...
One fathom is 6 feet.
FENDER - A protector hung over the side between the boat and a pier or another vessel.
FLARE - The outward curve of a vessel's side near the bow.
FLUKE - Flattened end of an anchor arm which bites into the ground.
Fathom - A unit of length equal to 6 feet (1.8 m), roughly measured as the distance between a man's outstretched hands.
Fender - An air or foam filled bumper used in boating to keep boats from banging into docks or each other.
Fetch - 1.
As a minimum you should use at least your hull length in the amount of chain that you use and if you are anchoring in Broad creek (average depth of seven feet) the minimum about of anchor rode should be twenty to one or one hundred and forty feet.
from a vessel's water line to the deepest part of the hull; the depth of water necessary to float a vessel EASE OFF to slack off or release tension slowly and smoothly EYE a loop or hole which is spliced or tied on the end of a line FATHOM six feet; ...
FATHOM: Six feet.
FOLLOWING SEA: Sea coming on the stern.
GANGWAY: The area of a ship's side where people board and disembark.
HEADING: The direction in which a vessel's bow points at any given time.
HEADWAY: The forward motion of a boat.
Fathom-Measurement of six feet.
Fender-cushions used over the side to protect a vessel from chafing when alongside another vessel or dock
Fetch-
The distance that wind and seas (waves) can travel toward land without being blocked.
fathom: a nautical measure equal to six feet; used for measuring water depths, and also for indicating the lengths of lead lines, cordage and anchor chains.
SHOAL: An offshore hazard to navigation at a depth of 16 fathoms (30 meters or 96 feet) or less.
SHROUDS: Wire rigging which supports the mast Athwartships (sideways).
bass boatLow-profile, outboard-powered boat, generally no more than 22 feet long and typically equipped with rod lockers, casting decks with pedestal seats and livewells.
fathom -- nautical measurement equivalent to a depth of six feet
Feathering: Sailing upwind so close to the wind that the forward edge of the sail is stalling or luffing, reducing the power generated by the sail and the angle of heel.
Fathom: Six feet
Fender: A cushion-like thing that is placed along the hull to protect it from collision with other boats, pier walls or cliffs to prevent damage normally when mooring ...
I mean, if you find a lug nut, and you find a 1976 MGB Midget five feet away, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out where the lug nut is going to fit.
If you descend more than a few feet from the surface you may begin to feel some pressure on your ears. If so, you will need to equalize the pressure before proceeding further.
Fathom - A measure of length, containing six feet; the space to which a man can extend his arms. Used chiefly in measuring cables, cordage, and the depth of navigable water by soundings. (one fathom is 6 feet)
Foot - The lower edge of a sail ...
Oceangoing merchant ship designed to transport a unit load of standard-sized containers 8 feet square and 20 or 40 feet long.
The hulls of the boat were 20 to 30 feet long, the base of their sail could measures more twice the length of the hull,carrying up to 1600 square feet of sail.
-one fathom is 6 feet or 1.83 meters.
Fetch: The distance that the wind travels over open water that determines the size of a wave - the longer the fetch, the higher the waves.
Fid: A pointed tool used to separate strands of rope.
- Anchor Rode Package — An example of a windlass rode package is 200-600 feet of windlass grade 3-strand or 8-plait nylon line spliced directly to 6 to 25 feet of 1/4' - 1/2' windlass specified chain (G4 HT or BBB).
For example, an old requirement might have called for six feet of spacing between lights. The new requirement would round off the measurement to two meters, a little more than six feet.
I rowed until all 200 feet of the rode was lying in the water and then after a quick check to make sure that the anchor was not wrapped around anything, including my ankle, I plopped it over the dinghy's stern.
Stowage factor often expressed in cubic feet per ton.(Here 54 cubic feet per ton) STEM SubjecT Enough Merchandise
Note accompanying the booking an amount of cargo, bunker.. SW Salt Water ...
you will find that a yacht usually refers to a luxurious boat that is about 40 feet or bigger. Other sea lovers only call a sailing boat a sailing yacht if it particularly graceful, well proportioned and the ultimate in seaworthiness.
The unit of measurement for the internal capacity of a vessel whereby one register ton equals 100 cubic feet (2.83 cubic meter).
fathom - A length of six feet; a term used for measuring water depth or an anchor line. To fathom something is to arrive at the bottom of it, to understand it.
fathometer - (Raytheon) trademark for a brand of an electronic depth finder.
nautical mile
A distance of 6,076.12 feet or 1,852 meters, which is about 15 percent longer than a statute mile. Equivalent to one minute of latitude on a navigation chart.
nun buoy
Conical navigation buoy that is usually red.
One minute of latitude; approximately 6076 feet - about 1/8 longer than the statute mile of 5280 feet.
navigable water
Water of sufficient depth to allow a boat to travel through it.
KNOT: A measure of speed equal to one nautical mile (6076 feet) per hour.
Mile- A nautical mile is 6,080 feet.
Mizzen- Mizzenmast. The shorter, after mast on a boat.
Motor sailer- A boat that uses both sail and engine. The engine in these boats is larger that an auxiliary.
Motorboat - Any vessel equipped with propulsion machinery, not more than sixty-five feet in length.
Motor Vessel - Any vessel equipped with propulsion machinery (other than steam) more than sixty-five feet long.
GROSS REGISTERED TONS- A common measurement of the internal volume of a ship with certain spaces excluded. One ton equals 100 cubic feet; ...
Knot - a unit of speed, one knot=6,076 feet per hour
Lanyard - a line attached to any small object for the purpose of securing the object
Lazarette - spaces below the deck that are designed for storage ...
beach catamaran
Small, lightweight sailboat less than 25 feet long that can be easily launched and retrieved from a beach.
beam
Measurement of a boat at its widest point. Also, a transmitted radio, sonar or radar signal.
A long tow is over 200 meters (656 feet).
Red over Red over Red Rudder Rubbing Rocks
This refers to a vessel constrained by her draft. It applies only under the international rules.
fathom - A nautical measure of depth or distance equal to 6 feet
foremast - Aboard the three-masted Concordia, the forward most of the three masts
head - Bathroom, or sink, shower, and toilet ...
Fathom - A nautical linear measurement equal to 6 feet, used for measuring water depth.
Fender - A cushioning device hung between the boat and pier.
Following sea - Waves from astern.
A ton equals 100 cubic feet. The calculation of tonnage is complex, and a major revision in tonnage calculation laws occurred in 1864. The term "old measurement" reflects measurements before this change. See also net tonnage. (back) ...
Approach dock slowly, and throw engine in neutral or reverse, to drift in the last 10 feet or so. Have crew ready to jump ashore on your command, with mooring line in hand, and have them haul in and belay as soon as they arrive on the dock.
 See also: Boat, Hull, Aft, Forward, Deck
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