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pulpit
Forward deck and railing structure at the bow of a boat.
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pulpit - A sturdy railing around the deck on the bowbow.
pump out - Removing waste from a holding tank.
purchase - Two or more blocks connected to provide a mechanical advantage when lifting heavy objects.

Pulpit- A guard rail at the bow of a boat.
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Quartering- Sailing with the wind between the stern and the beam.

pulpit - A metal framework on deck at the bow. Provides a safety railing and serves as an attachment for the lifelines.
pump out - Emptying the waste tank.
puncheon - A certain sized cask.

stern pulpit
Pushpit. A sturdy railing around the deck at the stern.
stern quarters ...

Pulpit - The forward railing structure at the bow.
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pulpit, guardrails, liferails
A steel rail around the bow or the stern. The stern pulpit is sometimes called a "pushpit".
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Pulpit - A metal framework on deck at the bow or stern. Provides a safety railing and serves as an attachment for the lifelines.
Pushpit - pulpit located on the stern.
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Pulpit - An elevated guardrail set up at the bow of a vessel. When erected at the stern, it is called a pushpit.
Pumpout - Removing waste from a holding tank.
Punt - A small flat bottomed boat square at either end.

Mast pulpits. Security while working at the mast. We didn't want all the lines coming to the cockpit, ...

preventer: line and tackle which limits the movement of the boom, usually for the purpose of preventing accidents by preventing being swept overboard in severe conditions. privileged vessel: the ship with the right of way. pulpit: a ...

Also called stern pulpit. A sturdy railing around the deck at the stern.
put in
to enter a port or harbor ...

A clever seating arrangement using the stern pulpit for support really opens up the cockpit space and affords the helmsperson great visibility. The tiller is easily handled from anywhere in the cockpit.

Priveledged Vessel - A vessel which, according to the applicable Navigation Rule, has right-of-way (this term has been superseded by the term "stand-on").
Pulpit - A metal framework on deck at the bow or stern.

Privileged vessel: The vessel with the right-of-way according to nautical rules
Pulpit: Metal railing or frame around the bow of a boat, mostly for safety reasons
Pushpit: A pulpit around the stern of a boat ...

Length Overall (LOA) - Centerline length of hull including molded in pulpits and platforms
Log - A device that gives a direct readout of miles run. Distance measuring device ...

Attach the bowline of the Toad through the loop in Victoria's mooring line, using a bowline hitch. Make sure that all gear passes through the same gap in the pulpit rail, so as not to get hung up when you cast off.

The jackline is the quarter inch plastic jacketed steel wire at the edge of the vessel. In this case the jackline runs from the aft starboard cleat to the bow in front of the first legs of the bow pulpit and back to the aft port cleat.

PULPIT: The metal framework (usually stainless steel) around the bows which supports the guardrails and protects people working at the forestay.
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QUARTER: The side of a boat three-quarters of the way aft from the bow.

molded in pulpits and platforms
Make Way - to propel yourself through the water.
(What some boat mechanics do at the singles bar.)
Mooring - a place to secure a boat in the water.
MPI - Multi-port-Injection, as compared to, ...

power cruiserA powerboat with overnight accommodations, typically up to 40 feet long. propellerA rotating multi-blade device that propels a boat through the water. pulpitForward deck and railing structure at the bow of a boat.

wind direction for an area and season preventer A rope added for the purpose of supporting or restraining privileged vessel A boat that has the right of way prow The part of the bow which extends up and out from the waterline pulpit ...

pulpit -- platform over the sprit of the boat enclosed in a metal framework
preventer -- line and tackle which limits the movement of the boom, usually for the purpose of preventing accidents ...

Pulpit A sturdy railing around the deck on the bow. Quarter The side of a boat aft of the beam. There are both a port quarter and a starboard quarter. Quartering sea A sea which comes over the quarter of the boat.

See also: Boat, Forward, Deck, High, Sailing