Deck log: also called the captain's log. It includes a full nautical record of a ship's voyage, written up at the end of each watch by the deck officer on watch.
Patent Log
a propeller drawn through the water that operates an meter on the boat registering the speed and distance sailed
also called a Taffrail Log ...
LOG: A record of courses or operation. Also, a device to measure speed.
LONG KEEL: A boat is said to have a long keel when the keel is part of her hull construction running from well forward right aft to a rudder hung from it’s trailing edge.
log - A device used to measure the distance traveled through the water. The distance read from a log can be affected by currents, leeway and other factors, so those distances are sometimes corrected to a distance made good.
Log: [1] A device for measuring distance run through the water; [2] a written record, usually in a book, of a vessel's course, speed, weather encountered, radio transmissions and receptions, as well as other details of navigation and maintenance.
Log- A device, mounted under the stern of a boat, that measures speed.
Logbook- A boat's record of activity.
Longitude- Position, in degrees, east and west of Greenwich, England.
log line and ship - An ancient contrivance for testing the speed of a ship. The line is attached to a board (termed the ship), and is marked for knots every 47ft. 3in. but an allowance is made for the following wake).
Log Book
The daily report of all events and other relevant particulars of a vessel and attested by the proper authorities as a true record.
Log Book: log books, an ancient practice of keeping a record of a vessel's voyage.
Log
A record of courses or operation. Also, a device to measure speed.
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LOG: A record of courses or operation. Also, a device to measure speed.
LUBBER'S LINE : A mark or permanent line on a compass indicating the direction forward; parallel to the keel when properly installed.
Log An instrument for recording the distance run.
Log book The record of events on board a ship, especially navigational.
Loom The reflection on the clouds when light is still below the horizon; also an oar handle.
Deck Log :
Also called Captain's Log. A full nautical record of a ship's voyage, written up at the end of each watch by the deck officer on watch.
Shaft Log
A fitting in the hull bottom that contains the propeller shaft.
Sheet Bend ...
patant log
A type of log that uses a counter attached to a rotor on a line which is towed behind the boat to help measure distance and speed.
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log, log book
1) A distance-measuring device. The sum log is part of a knotmeter.
Log: 1. A device for measuring the speed of a ship. 2. To enter in a log book. 3. A ships written record.
Mast: A spar or structure resin above the hull and upper portions of a ship holding sails, rigging, etc up.
Log
A permanent record of the day-to-day progress of a vessel, including all events which occurred, the vessel's speed and any other related matters.
Longitude ...
Log - A device that gives a direct readout of miles run. Distance measuring device
Longitude - Lines that meet at the North and South poles - Meridians of Longitude ...
shaft log
A heavy longitudinal timber placed over the keel in a ship's stern through which the propeller shaft passes. (back)
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a floating log
deadlight
Fixed ports that do not open, placed in the deck or cabin to admit light.
Log - (1) A record of all the activities aboard a ship. The Log Book. (2) A device used to measure the distance traveled and speed through the water.
Log Room - Where a vessel's records, especially engineering records, are kept. * ...
Speed Log - An instrument for measuring vessel speed through water and/or speed over ground.
log: a device for measuring the rate of a ship's motion through the water; also, a ship's journal or written record of the vessel's day-by-day performance, listing speeds, distances traveled, weather conditions, landfalls and other information.
The old-fashioned log-ship and log line for determining the distance run by a vessel need have no place in the equipment of a small yacht.
FLITCH A log sawn on two or more sides from which veneer is sliced. F.O.B. This is a shipping term, not a boat term.
deadhead -- a floating log
deck plate -- a metal plate fitting on the deck that can be opened to take on fuel or water
DR -- dead reckoning, deduced reckoning; your position based on speed, direction, and time ...
It was the custom in sailing ships to record courses, distances and tacks on a log slate. The new watch would always use a clean slate if things were going fine, disregarding what had gone before and starting anew.
A " log ship" or small board, ballasted to sink a few feet and remain normal to the direction of the pull, was attached to the end of a log line which was allowed to run freely out over the end of a spar during the trials.
Deadhead: A floating log.
Deadrise: The angle between the bottom of a boat and its widest beam. - A vessel with a 0º deadrise has a flat bottom, high numbers indicate deep V shaped hulls.
The rabbit runs under the log.
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OIL RECORD BOOK- A book or log kept by the master of an oil tanker wherein every discharge or escape of oil is recorded.
In weather when navigating officers cannot see the sun or stars they estimate the ship's position by the distance traveled, as shown by the log, etc.; this is called "dead reckoning".
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Otherwise use the same knot and either wrap the shore line around a large log or boulder, secure to an auger, driven rebar stake, or other.
Be sure to stay abreast of new boating laws and requirements. For state boating law information, call Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement: 302-739-9915 or log on to the Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife website.
I have been boating for at least the last 15 years and have substantial hours, however I never maintained a log. I am afraid that this requirement has and will keep guys like me from going for their licenses.
Thanks, Dick B.
The charter company will give you a checklist, but this is not for boat safety but to document the equipment on board. The following is a log of problems that one sailor has encountered in five years of chartering sailboats: ...
Infrequently, but not uncommonly, children were born aboard, and a convenient place for this was between guns on the gun deck. If the child's father was unknown, they were entered in the ship's log as "son of a gun".
Log: A protocol of the actions on and course of the boat
Longitude: The east-west distance from the meridian in Greenwich in degrees
Lubber-line: Mark on a compass that indicates the forward direction of a boat ...
A long cruise may have many legs LINE a piece of rope is called line once it leaves the rope reel and is put into use LOG a record of all the activities aboard a ship; ...
Compare to header list The leaning of a boat due to excess weight on one side or the other log 1. A device for measuring the rate of a ship's motion through the water; 2.
HORSE TIMBER The after longitudinal strength member (often called counter timber) fastening the shaft log or keel and the transom knee together. A small boat term. HORSING (In naval architecture).
 See also: Boat, Hull, Stern, Point, Sail
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