pedestal - The column that the wheel is mounted on.
pelorus - A card marked in degrees and having sightings on it that is used to take bearings relative to the ship, rather than magnetic bearings as taken with a compass.
pedestal - The base of a mounted wheel or helm. For example, a vertical post in the cockpit used to elevate the steering wheel into a convenient position.
pelorus - A sighting device used to determine relative bearings.
Winch Pedestal: An upright winch drive mechanism with two handles to increase purchasing power.
Windward: Against the wind.
Wipeout : See Broach.
pedestal
A support for a steering wheel, winch, windlass, or other gear. Pedestal steering is a streering system with a wheel on a pedestal.
pelican hook ...
Pedestal - A vertical post in the cockpit used to elevate the steering wheel into a convenient position
Pier - A loading platform extending at an angle from the shore.
Pedestal - Columnar support for the steering wheel in the cockpit.
Peggy - Merchant Navy nickname for seaman whose turn of duty it is to keep the mess clean.
" Binnacle The mount for the compass, usually located on the wheel's pedestal. Bitt A sturdy post mounted on the bow or stern to which anchor or mooring lines may be attached. Bitter end The end of a line.
A binnacle for a ship's navigating compass consists essentially of a pedestal at whose upper end is a bowl-shaped receptacle having a sliding hoodlike cover. This receptacle accommodates the gimbals supporting the compass.
casting platformElevated deck clear of obstruction used by anglers to make casts, often equipped with pedestal chairs. catamaranA twin hulled boat, either power or sail.
bass boatLow-profile, outboard-powered boat, generally no more than 22 feet long and typically equipped with rod lockers, casting decks with pedestal seats and livewells.
The pedestal supports the wheel, a binnacle compass, throttle control lever and an instrumentation panel that includes a Raymarine C80 color chartplotter and multifunction graphic display.
Pedestal: A standing post in the cockpit to support the field of view to the person steering the yacht
Pier: A platform to which a boat can be moored
Pile moorings: Moorings made from wood or metal piles driven into the ground ...
Took part in Operation Pedestal as part of Z Force which included HMS Nelson, Rodney, Eagle, Indomitable and Victorious, to enable Malta to survive the siege.
November 8, 1942
Took part in Operation Torch. The landing in North Africa.
The mount for the compass, usually located on the wheel's pedestal.
Binocular
A pair of small telescopes, one for each eye, used to magnify distant objects.
Don’t sit on the gunwale, bow, seat backs, motor cover, or any other area not designed for seating.
Don’t sit on pedestal seats when underway at greater than idle speed.
Don’t stand up in or lean out from the boat.
Binnacle:
(1) The mount and housing for the compass, usually located on the wheel's pedestal.
(2) On ols sailing ships it was a box to contain the compasses in upon the deck.
It has an upright pedestal with two handles and can be worked from a standing position by one or two crew members. coil To lay down line in a circular pattern colors The ceremony of hoisting the national flag at 8 a.m.
pedestal -- columnar support for the wheel in the cockpit
phosphorescence -- luminescence
plumeria -- a fragrant blossoming tree found in the tropics and subtropics
pooped -- having a wave wash over the stern of the boat ...
 See also: Boat, Forward, Sailing, Deck, Bow
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