GROUND TACKLE: A collective term for the anchor and its associated gear.
G.R.P.: Glass Re-Enforced Plastic (fibreglass)
GUARDRAILS: The arrangement of wires and stanchions running around a boat for safety purposes.
ground tackle - The anchor and its rode or chain and any other gear used to make the boat fast.
gunkholing - Cruising in shallow water and spending the nights in coves.
Ground tackle
The anchor and its rode or chain and any other gear used to hold a boat securely in place.
Gudgeon
A socket the pintle (pin or bolt used as a pivot) of the rudder sits in.
Ground Tackle - the anchor, chain and rode
Gunwale - the railing of the boat at deck level
Halyard - the line used to raise and lower the sail ...
Ground TackleAnchor, anchor rode (line or chain), and all the shackles and other gear used for attachment.
GunwaleThe upper edge of a boat's sides.
TOP ...
ground tackle - All gear associated with the anchoring of a ship; its anchor, anchor line and shackles.
ground ways - The blocks on which a vessel is supported whilst she is being built.
Ground Tackle:
A collective term for the anchor, anchor rode (line or chain), and all the shackles and other gear used for attachment.
Growler:
Small iceberg that has broken away from a larger iceberg.
Ground Tackle - A collective term for the anchor and its associated gear.
Gunter Rig - Similar to a gaff rig, except that the spar forming the "gaff" is hoisted to an almost vertical position, extending well above the mast.
Ground Tackle - Anchor, rode, etc used to secure a boat to a mooring
Ground Tackle - Gear used for anchoring ...
Good ground tackle should always be given top priority. Make sure that the anchor and chain is of sufficient size. On anything but very small boats, carry a spare.
ground tackle: anchor and anchor gear. gudgeon the socket for the pintle of a rudder. gunwale: most generally, the upper edge of the side of a boat. guy: a line used to control the end of a spar.
ground tackle -- anchor and anchor gear
gunnels -- also gunwhale; the boat railing
halyard -- also halliard; the cordage used to haul the head of a sail up the mast ...
" Tackle " is the combination of ropes and blocks; the combination of cables and anchors constitutes the " ground tackle.
It also prevents damage to the boat by ground tackle and can help in the retrieval of the ground tackle in heavy weather. (to reduce the snap of the rode when it stretched out)
soggering -- being lazy and unassuming of responsibility ...
Ground Tackle - gear used for anchoring.
Gunwale - the top edge of a boat's hull.
GWL - gunwale length
Hatch - window mounted horizontally in the cabin roof.
Head - a boat's toilet; or the top corner of the sail.
A lookout on a vessel at anchor is required, with the level of effort depending upon the location of the anchorage, depth of water, type of ground tackle, wind, currents, waves, and so forth.
Ground Tackle - A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving (the anchor, chain & rode) ...
The more the windage the larger ground tackle that is needed. Take down all sails, canvas, auxiliary outboard and any thing else that might cause windage problems. Don't forget to lock your boat when you leave.
The external chain locker forward is deep and large enough to carry an honest amount of ground tackle. The stanchions support double lifelines and the pulpits on both ends of the boat are robust.
You can then ride out the fury of the squall in perfect safety; that is, if your ground tackle is sufficiently strong.
A drum turned either manually with a crank called the winch handle or by electricity, to pull sheets, halyards, and other lines (but not ground tackle, which is the job of the windlass).
It helps disperse tension forces. It also prevents damage to the boat by ground tackle and can help in the retrieval of the ground tackle in heavy weather. (to reduce the snap of the rode when it stretched out) ...
mooring
Permanent ground tackle fixed to a buoy that boats can tie to.
motorsailer
A hybrid boat that has sails and powerful engines.
That space wasn't much good for anything other than storing anchor line and ground tackle (chain and anchor). Now there's a convenient place for a latrine! As it was almost always located forward or *ahead* ... the potty became known as "the head".
(1) A small flat boat, usually inflatable. (2) To moor with more than one boat tied together, usually using only one boat's ground tackle.
Rail
The edge of a boat's deck.
GROUND TACKLE - An anchor and anchoring gear.
GUNWALE - The part of a vessel where hull and deck meet. (Pronounced "gun'l")
HALYARD - Line for hoisting sails or flags.
HATCH - A covered opening in the deck.
HEAD - A boat's toilet.
GRAB RAILS Hand-hold fittings mounted on cabin tops and sides for personal safety when moving around the boat. GROUND TACKLE A collective term for the anchor and its associated gear. GUNWALE The upper edge of a boat's sides.
Anchor Detail- Crew at the bow to handle the ground tackle
Anchor Ice-Ice, of any form, that is aground in the sea.
Anchor Light - A white light visible in all direction display in the forward part of a vessel at anchor.
Great Circle - a course plotted on the surface of the globe that is the shortest distance between two points
Ground Tackle - A collective term for the anchor and anchor gear.
Gunwale (gunnel)-The upper railing of a boat's side.
Ground Tackle: Anchor and all related anchoring equipment such as warp or capstan
GRP: Glass-reinforced plastic, the most common material in boat manufacturing these days
Gunwale: Upper edge of the side of the hull ...
Anchor detail - Group of men who handle ground tackle when the ship is anchoring or getting underway.
Anchor light - White light displayed by a ship at anchor. Two such lights are displayed by a ship over 150 feet (46 m) in length.
A ring made from rope groove or sail slot A narrow channel running the length of the mast or boom into which a rope-reinforced edge of the mainsail is inserted and thus bent ground tackle Anchor, cable, ...
GROUND TACKLE A general term for all anchors, cables, ropes, etc., used in the operation of mooring and unmooring a ship.
 See also: Tackle, Boat, Light, Forward, Deck
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