Rail Consignment Note
A document evidencing a contract for the transport of goods by rail.
rail - The edge of a boat's deck.
rake - A measurement of the top of the mast's tilt toward the bow or the stern.
ratlines - Small lines tied between the shrouds to use as a ladder when going aloft.
rail -- top of the bulwarks on the edge of the deck
Rake The fore or aft angle of the mast. Can be deliberately induced (by adjustment of the standing rigging) to flatten sails, balance steering, etc. Normally slightly aft.
rail - A solid bar on supports, similiar to a lifeline; a protective edge on deck fitted on to the heads of the bulwark stanchions. Also called the"top rail." ...
toe rail
A small rail around the deck of a boat. The toe rail may have holes in it to attach lines or blocks. A larger wall is known as a gunwale.
tonnage ...
rub rail, rub strake, rub guard
A rail on the outside of the hull of a boat to protect the hull from rubbing against piles, docks and other objects.
rudder ...
Fife Rail-A rail around the mast with hole for belaying pins
Block - A pulley used to gain mechanical advantage,
Sheet: - piece of line fastened to the sail and ran thu blocks used to position relative to the wind.
Grab Rail: A convenient grip, on a cabin top or along a companion ladder.
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Cap rail
{Tapa de Regala}
The upper edge of the side of a ship or boat.
Taff-rail A rail around stern of vessel.
Take up To tighten.
Thwarts Planks placed across the boat to form seats.
Spray Rail
A rail that runs the length of the boat designed to stop the spray falling on the deck.
Spritsail yard ...
rail
The outer edge of the deck where it meets the gunwale (pronounced "gunnel") at the top of the topside. The rail sometimes is raised to stop waves and provide a toerail.
raise ...
rail
refasten
The periodic replacement and repair of bolts, spikes and other fastenings that hold together the hull of a wooden vessel. (back) ...
A rail around the stern of a boat.
Tail
(1) The end of a line. (2) A line attached to the end of a wire to make it easier to use. (3) To gather the unused end of a line neatly so that it does not become tangled.
RUB RAIL-Same as rubbing strake.
RUNNING-Sailing before the wind.
RUNNING LIGHTS-Lights carried by a vessel under way.
Rub-rail - Also rubbing strake or rub strake. An applied or thickened member at the rail, running the length of the boat; serves to protect the hull when alongside a
pier or another boat.
Rudder - A vertical plate or board for steering a boat.
A small rail on tables and counters used to keep objects from sliding off when heeled or in heavy seas.
figure eight knot
A common knot that is often used to prevent lines and ropes from slipping through a fitting.
Hand rail Hand hold. Usually along the cabin top or ladder. Harbormaster The individual who is in charge of a harbor. Hatch A sliding or hinged opening in the deck, providing people with access to the cabin or space below.
Pin Rail - A rail fastened along the inside of the bulwarks of a vessel and pierced to hold belaying pins
Pinch - To sail too close to the wind so that the sails start to luff.
Pinching - Sailing too close to the wind ...
rub-rail: (also rubbing strake or rub strake.) an applied or thickened member at the rail, running at the rail, running the length of the boat; serves to protect the hull when alongside a pier or another boat a strip of wood, ...
lamp, etc.) to remain level when the boat heels going to weather To sail against the prevailing wind and seas goosewing See wing and wing gores The angles at one or both ends of cloths that increase the breadth of a sail grab rail A ...
Rub-rail or strake: A rail used as a buffer to protect the hull when the vessel is moored to a pier or another boat
Rudder: Underwater board that supports the steering of a boat
Run: A not-fixed line that is allowed to move ...
An elevated guard rail at the rear of the boat.
Stops
Small lines used to tie the sails when furled.
Pulpit- A guard rail at the bow of a boat.
Q
top
Quartering- Sailing with the wind between the stern and the beam.
BITTS A terms applied to short metal or wood columns extending up from a base plate secured to a deck or bulwark rail or placed on a pier and to timbers extended up through and a short distance above a deck for the purpose of securing and belaying ...
SCUPPERS: Drain holes on deck, in the toe rail, or in bulwarks or (with drain pipes) in the deck itself.
SEA ANCHOR: Any device used to reduce a boat's drift before the wind.
Scupper - Drain in cockpit, coaming, or toe-rail allowing water to drain out and overboard. When in toe rail, properly known as "freeing port" ...
A timber fitted in between the frame heads on a wooden hull or a bracket on a steel vessel, approx one meter high, to support the bulwark plank or plating and the rail.
Drain holes on deck, in the toe rail, or in bulwarks or (with drain pipes) in the deck itself.
Sea Cock
A through hull valve, a shut off on a plumbing or drain pipe between the vessel's interior and the sea.
Seamanship ...
The Chesapeake Bay winds were light, around 10 knots, as our photo boat eased alongside and I climbed aboard over the stern rail. I'll confess that, in some ways, taking the helm of the 380 felt like slipping into a pair of old deck shoes.
Bring the Line Over the Rail
A clove hitch is frequently used on boats for securing a line around a rail, post, or other cylindrical structure.
There is always one on the stern rail, with a long line.
b) Assign a crewmember to keep sight of the MOB at all times.
c) Stop the boat by heaving to or by heading into the wind. You can also throw as many cockpit cushions as you can.
It was located in a semicircular chock on the cap rail, while the inboard end fitted into a simple socket that was fastened to a stowage bin on deck. Dangling from the outboard end of the boom was a large block, through which ran a heavy 'boat rope'.
Gunnel, gunwale
Pronounced "gun-nel." The rail around the edge of a boat. Smaller versions are called toe rails.
Gybe
Same as jibe.
Stack car: an articulated five-platform rail car that allows containers to be double stacked. A typical stack car holds ten 40-foot equivalent units (feu's).
MINILAND BRIDGE -The process of taking inland cargo bound for export to the coast by rail and loading it directly to the ship.
MIRAID -Maritime Institute for Research and Industrial Development.
Bridge: The bridge is the platform extending across the deck above the rail for the convenience of the officer in charge of the ship.
This in itself is not agreeable; and failing to right the boat one may be compelled to cling to the keel or rail until relief comes, or till he gets too tired to hang on any longer.
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.
Introduced for both short-handed and fully-crewed yachts in round the world races, it allows water to be pumped in or out of a boat, or from one side to the other to optimise performance without the need for a large crew's weight on the weather rail.
If your sailboat does not have a midship horn cleat, you may use a chain plate (attaches the shroud to the boat), a hole in the toe rail or the jib's fairlead. It is not advisable to use a stanchion. Midship Spring line Animated GIF.
in i889 revealed the fact that at that date the tonnage of these undocumented vessels amounted to just half the total shipping of the United States; since then their numbers have greatly decreased because of the improved means of transport by rail.
motion about the athwartships axis of the ship PORT when facing forward, the left side of the vessel PORTHOLE circular openings in a ship's hull for ventilation and light QUARTER the part of a vessel forward of the stern and abaft of the beam RAIL ...
 See also: Boat, Point, Hull, Forward, Line
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