gunnel, gunwale
Pronounced gunnel. The rail around the edge of a boat. Smaller versions are called toe rails.
gunter rig ...
Gunnels:
The top of the side of a ship [wale, ridge of planking originally supporting guns]
Gunter Rig:
Development of the lugsail rig where the sail is cut with a very short luff and lon leech.
GUNNEL - The upper edge of the sheerline (also gunwale).
GUNWALE - The upper edge of a boat's sides (also gunnel).
H ...
Gunwale / Gunnel - the upper edge or rim of a boat's side.
Hatch - doors or openings aboard ship. Ships do not have doors, they have hatches.
Helm - the wheel or tiller that controls the ship's rudder.
gunwale or gunnel - The toe rail. Most generally, the upper edge of the side of a boat.
guy - A rigging line; a line attached to a movable spar like a spinnaker pole, used to control it.
gybing - See "Jibing." ...
Gunnels - See Gunwhale
Gunter Rig - Development of the lugsail rig where the sail is cut with a very short luff and lon leech.
Gunwale - The upper edge of a boat's side; the part of a vessel where hull and deck meet.
GUNWALE (GUNNEL) Originally applied to the bulkheads that supported a ship's guns; the upper edge of the side of a boat. Is frequently used interchangeably with SHEER.
gunnels -- also gunwhale; the boat railing
halyard -- also halliard; the cordage used to haul the head of a sail up the mast
hanks -- metal hooks used to secure a sail to a stay; to hank on a sail is to hook it on a stay using the hanks ...
The outer edge of the deck where it meets the gunwale (pronounced "gunnel") at the top of the topside. The rail sometimes is raised to stop waves and provide a toerail.
raise
1) To hoist. 2) To sight an object.
The gunwale (pronounced /ˈɡʌnəl/ "gunnel" to rhyme with "tunnel") is a nautical term describing the top edge of the side of a boat.
Gunwale - The upper edge of the side of the boat. It is pronounced "gunnel".
H
Hail - A call to another vessel.
gunnels -- also gunwhale; the boat railing
Gunwale - the railing of the boat at deck level
Guy A line used to control the end of a spar.
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.
Gun Deck-- Any deck with guns on most of the old sailing ship it was a enclosed deck below the main deck.
Gun layer- One who aims or lay a gun
Gunwale (gunnel)-The upper railing of a boat's side.
Many nautical terms are pronounced with a West Country accent (many of Britain's first sailors came from Devon and Cornwall) such as bowline pronounced bo'lin, gunwale pronounced gunnel, forward pronounced forrud and main sail pronounced mains'l.
 See also: Boat, Gear, Point, Gunwale, Rudder
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