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FREEBOARD-The distance from the top of the hull to the water.
GAM-Visiting or conversation carried on between persons from separate ships at sea.
GENOA-Large, overlapping jib.  Also called a genny.

 


Freeboard: The distance from the water to the top edge of the hull at any point along the hull.

Freeboard - the distance from the highest point of the hull to the water
Furl - to fold or roll a sail and secure it to its main support
Genoa - a large foresail that overlaps the mainsail ...

Freeboard -- That part of a ship's side above the water.
Full and by -- To steer as close to the wind as possible, while at the same time keeping the sails full of wind.

Freeboard
The distance between the top of the hull and the waterline.
Freeing Port ...

FREEBOARD -Distance between the gunwales and the waterline.
GALLEY - The kitchen area of a boat.
GALE - Wind with speeds between 34 and 40 knots.

FreeboardThe minimum vertical distance from the surface of the water to the gunwale.
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Freeboard The distance from the waterline to the deck outboard edge.
Freshen Wind freshens when increasing.
Full and Bye Close hauled but with sails well filled.

Freeboard of a Vessel
Vertical distance from the main deck to the surface of the water measured at the middle of the vessel's length.
Freight
The amount of money due for the carriage of goods and payable either in advance or upon delivery.

Freeboard - Distance from the top of the hull to the top of the water
Freeboard - Height of a boat's gunwale above the water
Fresh Water Cooled - An engine that is cooled by anti-freeze run through a heat exchanger that is cooled by sea water ...

Freeboard
The height of a vessel's side above the water.
Freshen the Nip ...

freeboard The vertical distance between topsides and the waterline.
fronts The boundaries between air masses (either warm or cold); boundaries delineated by differences in air temperature.

" F =Freeboard in linear units.
The length L for the formula is the length on the water-line, with the addition (1) of the difference between the girth, coveringboard to covering-board, at the bow water-line ending, ...

Typically has almost no freeboard.
Bobstay Wire The stay underneath the bowsprit; helps to counteract the upward pull exerted by the forestay.
Boom crutch Support for the boom, holding it up and out of the way when the boat is anchored or moored.

DECK, FREEBOARD The deck to which the classification societies require the vessel's freeboard to be measured. Usually the upper strength deck. DECK HEIGHTS The vertical distance between the molded lines of two adjacent decks.

SHAFT HORSEPOWER (SHP) FREEBOARD The distance from the water to the sheer.
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GAFF RIG See SAILBOAT RIGS. GARVEY HULL A hard chine hull in which the chines do not join on the stem centerline.

FREEBOARD: The minimum vertical distance measured on a boat's side from the waterline to the upper edge of the boat.
FURLER: A self winding system for the head sail of a sailboat, which allows you to control the sail from the cockpit area.
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Freeboard - height of a boat's gunwale above the water .
Fresh water Cooled - An engine that is cooled by anti-freeze
run through a heat exchanger that is
cooled by sea water.
Galley - a boat's kitchen. (Where the term "Galley Slave" came from.) ...

freeboard - distance from waterline to deck.
furl - to make sails fast to a spar or rigging.
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gather away - to pick up momentum.
glory hole - lazarette or stern compartment.
grommet - a ring or eyelet normally used to attach a line.

Depth = freeboard + draft.
Length Overall (LOA): The extreme length of the ship.
Length on Waterline (LWL): This is the length at the waterline in the ship's design loaded condition.

Freeboard - height of a boat’s gunwale above the water (varies with location).
Galley - a boat’s kitchen.
Give Way Boat - boat with the first clear chance to take avoiding action when on a collision course.

Freeboard - The distance from the gunwale to the water. Most often this will vary along the length of the boat.
Freeboard Deck - The uppermost complete deck of a ship having a secure means of closing all openings to be fully watertight.

Typically has almost no freeboard.
BOAT - A fairly indefinite term. A waterborne vehicle smaller than a ship. One definition is a small craft carried aboard a ship.

FREEBOARD - Vertical distance from the lowest part of the deck (or flow-through point in transom) to waterline.
GAFF - Spar which supports the upper side of a fore-and-aft four-sided sail. Also, long-handed hook to bring fish aboard.

Notice how compared to the Bavaria the Jeanneau has more freeboard at the bow relative to the freeboard at the transom. The rig is the typical fractional rig with swept spreaders. In this case the chainplates are bolted to the hull outboard.

1) The angle of the anchor rode to the water's bottom as indicated by the ratio between, on one hand, a) the length of rode paid out and, on the other hand, b) the water's depth plus the freeboard.

As the size of ships and the height of the freeboards increased, quarter-rudders became unwieldy and were replaced in Europe by the more sturdy stern-mounted rudders with pintle and gudgeon attachment from the 12th century.

Height - A distance measured in a vertical direction, as height of freeboard.
Helm - The apparatus for steering a vessel, usually applied only to the tiller. The word is derived from Saxon helma or healma, a rudder; German helm, a handle and a rudder.

The transom is usually squared off and has less freeboard than the bow. In a current, the force of the water can pull the stern under. The boat is also vulnerable to swamping by wave action.

INTERNATIONAL LOAD LINE CERTIFICATE - A certificate which gives details of a ship's freeboards and states that the ship has been surveyed and the appropriate load lines marked on her sides.

Smaller boats and those with low freeboard should be hauled and stored ashore or put on trailers and transported inland. Boats stored in dry storage racks have shown to be susceptible to damage and should be placed on trailers and moved inland also.

Net capacity: the number of tons of cargo which a vessel can carry when loaded in salt water to her summer freeboard marks. Also called cargo carrying capacity, cargo deadweight, useful deadweight.

A small boat, usually mono rig. May have a shallow cockpit well. Typically has almost no freeboard.
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Houseboat - A motorized vessel designed primarily with accommodation spaces with little or no foredeck or cockpit, with low freeboard and with a low length to beam ratio.

Overloading -Where excessive loading of the vessel caused instability, limited maneuver- ability, dangerously reduced freeboard, etc., and thereby caused the accident.

The general rule for determining oar length: Measure the distance across the beam between the oarlocks. Divide by 2. Multiply by 3. Add 6". That's the general formula for oar length. You may want a bit shorter oars on a boat with low freeboard or ...

In this case, the concentration of weight resulted in the boat listing to starboard during normal operation. At the least this reduced the freeboard (distance between the water-line and the top of the hull at the gunwale), ...

One buoyant heaving line of not less than 15m in length or one approved life buoys with an outside diameter of 610 mm or 762 mm that is attached to a buoyant line of not less than 15m in length
a re-boarding device if the freeboard of the vessel is ...

entangled , so as to impede motion or clogged
Freeboard - The vertical distance on the hull between the water line and the deck edge .
Furl - To fold or roll a sail and secure it to the yard, stay or mast. (its main support) ...

FOREPEAK - A compartment in the bow of a small boat.
FORWARD - Toward the bow of the boat.
FOULED - Any piece of equipment that is jammed or entangled, or dirtied.
FREEBOARD - The minimum vertical distance from the surface of the water to the gunwale.

Freeboard: The sides of a boats hull above the waterline.
Full and By: Sailing as close to the wind as possible with all sails full and drawing.
Fully battened: Sail battens that run the full horizontal length of the sail.

FOULED - Any piece of equipment that is jammed or entangled, or dirtied.
FOUNDER - when a vessel fills with water and sinks.
FREEBOARD - The minimum vertical distance from the surface of the water to the gunwale.

Freeboard: The distance from the surface of the water to the main deck or gunwale.
Freeing port: A port in the bulwark for the purpose of freeing the deck of water.
Freighter: A ship designed to carry all types of general cargo, or "dry cargo." ...

Forward - Toward the bow of the boat.
Fouled - Any piece of equipment that is jammed or entangled, or dirtied.
Freeboard - The minimum vertical distance from the surface of the water to the gunwale.

Foul Weather Gear: Gear, clothing or accessories that are designed to accommodate needs that arise from bad weather issues
Frames: The rib-like structures that shape and stiffen the hull of any vessel
Freeboard: The area from the deck to the ...

of the way up the mast.
Freeboard: The distance between the deck and the waterline. Most often it will vary along the length of the boat.
Furl - to fold or roll a sail and secure it to its main support Back to Top ...

freeboard: the distance between the deck and the waterline. Most often it will vary along the length of the boat.

dory A rowboat with a flat, narrow bottom and high freeboard noted for its seaworthiness double ender Any boat that is pointed at both the bow and stern doubler A wood or metal plate bolted beneath a mounting surface for reinforcement doubling 1.

See also: Boat, Hull, Feet, Aft, Deck