Inlet

Inlet: A narrow area of water extending inland from a large offshore body, such as the ocean, often connecting with an interior body, such as a bay or river.

inlet
A bay or cove along a river, sea or lake coast line. A stream or bay leading inland. A narrow passage between to bodies of land.
inspection port ...

inlet - A narrow body of water such that it connects an inland and non-inland body of water.
inspection port - A watertight covering, usually small, that may be removed so the interior of the hull can be inspected or water removed.

inlet
A narrow opening in a shoreline that provides access to a harbor.
inshore, near shore ...

INLET- A bay or cove along a river, sea or lake coast line.
INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY - ICW: bays, rivers, and canals along the coasts (such as the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts), ...

covering that may be removed to inspect the interior of the hull inshore Toward shore intercoastal waterway The system of inland waterway channels running along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States from Manasquan Inlet, ...

Harbours and inlets often have an inflow or outflow, especially around sunrise and sunset. This is due to rising convection currents and displacement as the land and water are heated by the Sun (or cooling) at different rates.

Two of my friends and I were power-sailing North just off of Anna Maria Island, trying to get into Passage Key Inlet before the sun went down.

Inland Waters - Term referring to lakes, streams, rivers, canals, waterways, inlets, bays, etc.
Inshore - Near or toward the shore ...

The Indian River Inlet between Buoy No. 1 and the Coast Guard Station;
Roosevelt Inlet from 100 yards off jetty entrance to the Canal;
White Creek south of Marker No. 9A; and ...

Air inlet of tank is closed
Fuel line is bent
Primer bulb not pressed enough (should be firm)
Choke valve not operating properly
Fuel contaminated by water or impurities
Loose spark plug wire
Spark plug dirty or improper spark gap ...

The small chute really turbocharged the boat, and we zipped back toward the inlet, occasionally getting up on top of a wave.

Grounded - If grounded: - check for leaks - check tide status - check motor inlets make soundings all around the boat - reverse can push sand around the keel set up kedging anchor - try rocking boat or shifting weight ...

A valve fitted to an underwater inlet on a vessel.
Set
To set sail is to hoist the sails into sailing position.

Cove:
(1) A small coastal inlet generally protected from the worst of the prevailing winds.
(2) A thin, hollowed line cut along a yacht's sheer below deck level and traditionally gilded.

Sound
1) To measure the depth of the water. 2) A long wide body of water that connects other large bodies of water. 3) A long, wide ocean inlet.
Sounding
The depth of the water as marked on a chart.

intracoastal waterway: the system of inland waterway channels running along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States from Manasquan Inlet, New Jersey, to the Mexican border in Texas; commonly abbreviated as ICW.

inlets, bays and the like.
INMARSAT - International Maritime Satellite System.
ICS - Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.