Pound
The action of a boat's bow repeatedly slamming into oncoming waves.
Pram
A type of dinghy with a flat bow.
To six pounds of best black paint add one pound of dark blue paint and half a pint of dryers. Mix with equal quantities of raw and boiled linseed oil until of the proper consistency. Stir well. Strain carefully, and then add one pint of copal varnish.
The 5,500-pound, high-lift keel is bolted to the hull. Either the optional 5-foot shoal-draft or 8-foot deep-draft keel is available. The rudder blade is elliptical with a foam core, and the rudder stock is stainless steel.
bedding compound
A thick paste used to seal joints and fill holes.
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bedding compound
A material used to join two objects completely. Usually used to create a water tight or very secure joint.
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bedding compound - Caulking material used for mating two surfaces, for the purpose of rendering them watertight.
before the beam - Towards the bow or stem of a vessel.
Twenty-Four Pounder
Cannon which fired an iron ball of approximately 24 lbs. The gun itself weighed about 4,000 lbs.
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LONG TON- 2,240 pounds.
LOOKOUT -A member of the crew stationed on the forecastle, or on the bridge, whose duty it is to watch for any dangerous objects or for any other vessels heaving into sight.
LPG -Liquefied Petroleum Gas, or a carrier of LPG.
Compound sheer, curving up at the front of the boat and down at the stern, and straight sheer are uncommon.
Counter At the stern of the boat, that portion of the hull emerging from below the water, and extending to the transom.
SHORT TON- 2,000 pounds.
SISTER SHIPS -Ships built on the same design.
SIU -Seafarers International Union.
LONG TON - 2,240 pounds.
LONGSHOREMAN -- Individual employed in a port to load and unload ships.
Disregarding the effects of friction, if a force of 100 pounds applied to a tackle is magnified to a force of 400 pounds, the purchase or mechanical advantage is said to be four to one, or 4: 1.
DOUBLE (MULTI-) DIAGONAL planking is more involved; used when compound shapes are incorporated into the hull (i.e."bulbous forefoot", "reverse curve", "round bilge").
PFD has the greatest required buoyancy: the adult size provides at least 22 pounds buoyancy, and the child size provides at least 11 pounds of buoyancy.
dead water The eddy under a vessel's counter when the vessel is not in motion dead weight tonnage The carrying capacity of a vessel figured by weight in terms of tons or 2240 pounds dead wood A heavy fore-and-aft timber that lies above ...
caulk: to make seams watertight by filling them with a waterproof compound or other material. center of effort (CE): a theoretical point on a boat's sail plan that represents the focus or center of the total forces of wind on the sails.
class I hitchTrailer hitch with a weight-carrying capacity up to 2,000 pounds; available as a bumper mount, step bumper or bumper/frame mount. class II hitchFrame-mounted trailer hitch with a weight-carrying capacity of up to 3,500 pounds.
TENSILE STRENGTH The measure of a material's ability to withstand a tensile, or pulling stress without rupture, usually measured in pounds or tons per square inch of cross section.
The compound engine was first adapted successfully to marine work by John Elder in 1854, and in time directacting vertical engines, with one high and one low pressure cylinder, became the common. type for all ships.
The ballast was in the form of canvas bag of 50-60 pounds of gravel that the large and active crew moved each time the boat tacked.
The Yacht Master Offshore practical exam takes about a day, examiner fee 100 British Pounds (a pound is about US$1.65). You supply a yacht over 24' and crew.
Boaters coming to help must not compound the circumstances of an accident or, for that matter, cause another one. The effect of the boat's wake is extremely important when approaching the victim.
There is little opportunity to propound at the bar when, only a few minutes ago, you treated your audience to such a fine saga.
Mechanical advantage (or purchase) - A mechanical method of increasing an applied force. Disregarding the effects of friction, if a force of 100 pounds applied to a ...
Grounding - When a vessel runs aground, strikes or pounds upon rocks, reefs, or shoals, stranding.
Hazardous Waters - Unusual water hazards such as rips, breakers, bars, shoals, rapids and obstructions.
Most adults need an extra 7 to 12 pounds of buoyancy to keep their head above water. Below is a list of minimum buoyancies for each type of PFD: ...
Grounding - Running aground of a vessel, striking or pounding on rocks, reefs, or shoals; stranding.
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The power to lift 550 pounds one foot in one second.
Hull
The main body of a vessel.
Modern moorings may be anchored by sand screws which look and act very much like over-sized screws drilled into the seabed, or by barbed metal beams pounded in (or even driven in with explosives) like pilings, ...
A unit of power equal in the United States to 746 watts; nearly equivalent to the English gravitational unit of the same name that equals 550 foot-pounds of work per second. (back)
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At this point the turbocharger is said to generate boost, which is usually measured in pounds per square inch (psi) or atmospheres (bar).
The tobacco hogshead used in colonial times was very large. The standardized hogshead measured 48 inches long and 30 inches in diameter at the head. Fully packed with tobacco, it weighed about 1000 pounds.
It may be made of wood (traditional), aluminium, plastic, or some other compound.
TOPSIDES: The sides of the boat between the waterline and the deck. Can also mean going up on deck, as in ‘I’m going topside’.
Long Ton - 2,240 pounds (1016.05 kilograms)
Longitude - Imaginary lines drawn through the north and south poles on the globe used to measure distance east and west of the prime meridian at Greenwich, England (designated as 0°).
 See also: Boat, Hull, Feet, Sail, Beam
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