Flood

FLOOD: An incoming current.
FLUKE: The palm of an anchor.
FLYING BRIDGE: An added set of controls above the level of the normal control station for better visibility. Usually open, but may have a collapsible top for shade.

Flood Current
Water flowing toward the shore or upstream.
Fathom
Six feet.
Fender
A cushion, placed between boats, or between a boat and a pier, to prevent damage.
Figure Eight Knot ...

Flooding/Swamping - Filling with water, regardless of method of ingress, but retaining sufficient buoyancy to remain on the surface.

Flooding
If you find out water is coming in your boat, immediately activate the electric pumps. If the automatic pump did not trigger, activate it manually. Then quickly try to locate the cause.

flood tide
The incoming tide where the water comes in from the sea, lowering the water level.
flotsam ...

flood - The incoming tide; the rising tide. See also "Ebb."
floor - Structural members in the bottom of a boat.
flotsam - Wreckage debris floating on the water.

Flood:
(1) To fill a space (room) with water;
(2) A rising tide.
Floor:
Lower part of a transverse frame running each side of the keelson to the bilges; a virtually horizontal platform extending to the ship's sides.

Young flood The first movements in a flood tide.

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Flood-Tide rising from low to high.
Slack Water-Period at the turn of the tide when the water is still, neither rising nor falling.

Flooding and the loss of feedwater had already shut the ship's power-plant down. Since all the generators were steam-powered, this deprived the ship of electrical as well as motive power.

FLOOD - A incoming current.
FLOORBOARDS - The surface of the cockpit on which the crew stand.
FLUKE - The palm of an anchor.

Flood tide
The portion of the tide cycle between low water and the following high water. It is sometimes called "rising tide".
Fog ...

Flood - A incoming current.
Fluke - The palm of an anchor.
Fo'c'sle An abbreviation of forecastle. Refers to that portion of the cabin which is farthest forward. In square-riggers often used as quarters for the crew.

Flood - Incoming tide
Fluke - Digging spade portion of an anchor
Fluxgate Compass - Electronic compass with a remote magnetic direction sensor ...

downflood
Water pouring below through a hatch or other opening on deck.
downhaul ...

flood: the movement of water toward the land and away from the sea; the rising of the water level from low tide to high tide. flying bridge: a raised platform that affords unobstructed vision for steering and navigation.

SEA COCK, SEA CONNECTION A sea valve secured to the plating of the vessel below the waterline for use in flooding tanks, magazines, etc., to supply water to pumps, and for similar purposes. SEAM A term applied to an edge joint.

Floating Dry Dock - A hollow platform or enclosure which can be partially flooded, placed under a vessel, then pumped dry to lift the vessel out of the water so that repairs may be made.* ...

flood -- incoming tidal current
flotsam -- floating items of a ship or its cargo at sea, floating debris
fo'c'sle -- separate crew quarters before the mast
Force 8 -- gale force wind on the Beaufort Wind Scale ...

Downstream current; Compare to tide and flood eddy A current of water, especially one moving in a circular pattern, ...

"Lash up and stow" a piped command to tie up hammocks and stow them (typically) in racks inboard of the ship's side to protect crew from splinters from shot and provide a ready means of preventing flooding caused by damage.

TAKING ON WATER: (Go To Top) Taking on water which can lead to uncontrolled flooding is one of the most dreaded conditions of any sailor. When water is found in the bilge, it may forecast that the boat is or may be sinking.

The saloon, for example, is absolutely flooded with light thanks to the generous use of hatches and portlights. All joinerwork is done in carefully crafted Padang teak, which is imported from Africa and further enhances the open and airy look.

Locate the source of the hull leak or the flooding.
Stop the leakage or the source of flooding if possible; ...

Flood: A current moving towards land
Fluke: The barbs or hooks of anchors
Foils: Underwater parts of a boat
Following Sea: An overtaking sea coming from astern
Foot: The bottom end of a sail ...

Designed to prevent a ship from flooding after an head on collision. Unfortunately side damage due to collision also occurs and they can bring a dramatic quick foundering of the vessel. (MINERAL DAMPIER after being rammed by the HANJIN MADRAS).

Avoid those flimsy articles with which the market is flooded. The best are cheapest in the end. See that all the lamps you have aboard take the same sized wick.

If a bar harbour has to be entered on a flood tide a boat could discharge oil so that it would run in ahead of her. On an ebb tide, the oil could be distributed by some apparatus in connection with the shore.

Bulkhead - a wall or walls dividing the ship into compartments and can be sealed to contain a fire or flood
Bulkhead - a structure of partition to resist pressure or to shut off water, fire or gas
Companionway - the interior stairways ...

Act of God
Accidents of a nature beyond human control such as flood, lightning or hurricane, usually quoted as 'force majeure'.

The transom should not be cut down for the engine. If it is, then an engine well must be present. This prevents the boat from flooding from a low wave over the transom.

Force majeure: the title of a common clause in contracts, exempting the parties for non-fulfillment of their obligations as a result of conditions beyond their control, such as earthquakes, floods or war.

A rising flood tide creates currents moving inland and a falling ebb tide causes outbound currents. The direction of the current reverses at each peak of high or low tide, called a turn.

LOLL - the state of instability caused when a ship is top heavy or has too much water such as from flooding below decks
LONGSHOREMAN - dock labourers employed to work cargo on ships - see also Stevedore.