Knot (bird)
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KNOT, a Limicoline bird very abundant at certain seasons on the shores of Britain and many countries of the northern hemisphere.
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FIGURE EIGHT KNOT: A knot in the form of a figure eight, placed in the end of a line to prevent the line from passing through a jammer or a block.
KNOT: 1) A measure of speed equal to one nautical mile (6076 feet) per hour. 2) A fastening made by interweaving rope to form a stopper, to enclose or bind an object, to form a loop or a noose, to tie a small rope to an object, ...
Knot - one (1 ) knot equals 1.15 land miles, or one (1) nautical mile
Knot - 1 nautical mile per hour
Leeward - go with the wind ...
Knot: [1] Unit of speed, one nautical mile per hour; [2] a general term for a hitch or bend.
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Unit of measurement for the speed (of a vessel) equal to a nautical mile (= 1852 metres) per hour.
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Unit of speed.
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knot - Rate of motion equal to 1 nautical mile per hour (about 1.15 miles per hour) ...
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A speed of one nautical mile per hour. A method of attaching a rope or line to itself, another line or a fitting.
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One knot equals one nautical mile per hour. This rate is equivalent to approximately 1.15 statute miles per hour, or exactly 1.852 kilometers per hour.
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Knot - a unit of speed, one knot=6,076 feet per hour
Lanyard - a line attached to any small object for the purpose of securing the object
Lazarette - spaces below the deck that are designed for storage ...
Knot- A unit of speed. One knot is one nautical mile per hour.
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Lanyard- A line used to secure a small object on a boat, or on a person.
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A nautical term for speed: one nautical mile per hour. Also a term indicating a method of tying a line.
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Knot - A measure of speed equal to one nautical mile (6076 feet) per hour.
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Lazarette - A storage space in a boat's stern area.
Knot: a) One nautical mile per hour. b) Connection of lines.
Latitude: Angular distance north or south of the equator, measured from 0 to 90 degrees north or south.
Knot: One nautical mile per hour.
Lay: To sail a course that will clear an object or racecourse marker buoy such as the windward and leeward marks. When a yacht is doing so, it is said to be laying the mark. Also see "Layline." ...
Knot, Kt: measure of speed of a ship, equal to one nautical mile.
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KNOT Unit of speed in navigation which is the rate of nautical mile (6,080 feet or 1,852 meters) per hour.
KVA This is the voltage-ampere requirement of a device designed to convert electric energy to a non-electrical form ...
Knot One nautical mile per hour.
Lacing The long line that secures the sail to a spar through eyelets.
Lapstrake Planking when one edge overlaps the other lower plank.
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Speed measured in nautical miles per hour.
laminate
A single layer of material used in multi-layered fiberglass construction.
knot - Generic term for a bend or hitch on rope.( BOY'S MANUAL OF SEAMANSHIP AND GUNNERY shows how some knots are tied.) Unit of speed - one nautical mile per hour. The nautical mile is 6080ft, a statute mile is 5280ft. A sea mile = 1.
Knot:
(1) A speed of one nautical mile (6,076 feet or or 1,852 meters) per hour. It is incorrect to say knots per hour.
* A knot IS NOT method of attaching a rope or line to itself, another line or a fitting.
Shroud Knot
Most of the copy and pictures on this page came from a very early edition of the The Art of Rigging we have not taken the time to proof where the commuter has misread the type. For the compete book order a new copy from Amazon ...
granny knot
A bad knot that was probably tied in error, will not necessarily hold fast, and may be difficult to untie.
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Bowline Knot
The bowline knot is used to tie a temporary loop in the end of a rope that will not tighten. It can be easily untied even if placed under extreme tension.
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stopper knot - A knot used in the end of a line to prevent the end from running through a block or other narrow space. Stopper knots prevent a line that slips from unthreading itself and getting lost.
2. A knot commonly used to take the tension off of a sheet with an over-ride is a:
Sheet Bend.
Rolling Hitch.
Taut Line Hitch.
Fisherman's Bend.
knot
1) Turns in a line that form a loop or secure the line to another line or object.
Knot: 1. An interlacing of rope, cord, etc, drawn tight into a lump or end. 2. (Naut) A measure of Nautical speed about 1.125 statute miles per hour.* ...
KNOT - A fastening made by interweaving rope to form a stopper, to enclose or bind an object, to form a loop or a noose, to tie a small rope to an object, or to tie the ends of two small ropes together.
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A measurement of speed, one knot equals one nautical mile per hour (1 knot equals 1.85 km/hour). Also, a general term for securing a line to an object, another line, or itself.
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A unit of speed in the nautical system equal to one nautical mile per hour (= 1.852km/hr; = 0.51444 m/s).
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Knot - Nautical mile (6,076 ft) per hour ( a measure of speed)
Knot - Nautical unit of speed - one nautical mile per hour ( 115 mph )
Lanyard - A line fastened to an object, such as a bail or knife or other small object for the purpose of securing it ...
A knot, usually a bowline, is tied to a grommet provided for the purpose in the clew of the sail, then fed directly to the cleat.
A knot tied to make a loop that will neither slip or jam, and that can be undone after it has been subjected to tension.
Carrying forks
Front and rear mast forks used to carry mast for trailering ...
A knot used to make a loop in a line. Easily untied, it is simple and strong. The bowline is used to tie sheets to sails. A mooring line at the bow.
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REEF KNOT
It is always used to tie the reef points of a sail. First make an overhand knot and then pass the ends so that they take the same lay as the crossed parts of the overhand knot.
Square Knot (also known as Reef Knot): The most common way to bind together two ends of rope to enclose an object. It can also be used to tie together two lines of equal size, but is known to slip if used on ropes of unequal diameter.
The best knot to use when tying up is a bowline. It will hold tight without slipping but is very easy to undo. The bowline has plenty of other uses around the boat.
A type of knot used to fasten an anchor to its line.
anchor cable
Chain or rope that connects the anchor with the vessel ...
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KNOT SPEED CONVERSION To convert to miles per hour, use the following formula: speed in mph = speed in knots divided by .87.
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LAPSTRAKE - See PLANKING METHODS-WOOD: Clinker LATEEN RIG See SAILBOAT RIGS.
of rock or coral lying at, near, or beneath the surface of the water reef band A band of stout canvas with reef points in it and earings at both ends that is sewed across the sail reef cringle A metal eye in a sail for reefing reef knot ...
Square Knot - A knot used to join two lines of similar size. Also called a reef knot.
Standing Part - That part of a line which is made fast.The main part of a line as distinguished from the bight and the end.
kick-up: describes a rudder or centerboard that rotates back and up when an obstacle is encountered - useful when a boat is to be beached. knot: a nautical mile (equivalent to 1.15 miles or 1.852km) a unit of speed, one knot = 6, ...
Ketch - A two-masted ship with a small mast (Mizzen) mounted forward of the rudder post. An almost obsolete form of vessel.
Kicker (also called a Vang) - A device used to keep the boom from rising.
Knot - a unit of speed, ...
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Glossary of Sailing Terms Words in red are commonly used Animated knot tying click here Backstay: A wire support for the mast, usually running from the stern to the head of the mast.
BELAY - Secure a line without a knot or hitch. Also, command to stop or cease action.
BELOW - Beneath the deck.
BEND - Secure a sail fast to a spar or stay. Also, know to secure a line to another line or object such as an anchor. ...
Carrick bend: A knot used to tie two lines together.
Carvel planking: Solid wood planks, butted together, fastened to the frames, with a flexible caulking between the planks.
Catamaran: A twin hulled boat.
BECKETS - A loop or rope with a knot on one end and eye at the other used for confining ropes, tackle, oars, spars etc.
BELAY - To make fast the end of a rope temporarily by turning it round a cleat.
BELOW - Beneath the deck.
A knot used to bend one rope onto another. BEARING The direction of an object expressed either as a true bearing as shown on the chart, or as a bearing relative to the heading of the boat. BELOW Beneath the deck.
SHEET BEND - A knot used to join two ropes. Functionally different from a square knot in that it can be used between lines of different diameters.
SHIP - A larger vessel usually used for ocean travel. A vessel able to carry a "boat" on board.
knot -- a nautical mile (equivalent to 1.15 miles or 1.852km). Also, any of various tangles of line formed by methodically passing the free end through loops and drawing it tight.
landfall -- first sight of land ...
Figure Eight Knot: A common knot that is often used to prevent lines and ropes from slipping through a fitting.
Fin Keel: A single keel that is centrally located and ballasted
Flare: An emergency signal.
BIGHT - The part of the rope or line, between the end and the standing part, on which a knot is formed.
BILGE - The interior of the hull below the floor boards.
A knot of speed is one nautical mile per hour. Prior to the advent of celestial navigation, sailors used a method known as dead (deduced) reckoning.
--N-- NAUTICAL MILE See knot. NIBBING PLANK A margin plank that is notched to take the ends of regular deck planks and insure good calking of the joint. NIGGERHEAD A small auxiliary drum on a winch. See Gypsy.
I did a 50-footer like this once and in a 40-knot blow the owner was afraid to enter the marina because of the windage from his rig. I don't have solutions to this problem that will work for everyone.
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