Roll-on Roll-off Ship
Rooster
The roostertail of spray that follows a hydroplane or fast electric.
Roll - the movement that makes you stumble side to side through the hallways on a rough day at sea
Roll - to swing from side to side
Stabilizers - when working properly, they help keep the ship from rocking in the water.
Roll Trailer
Special trailer for terminal haulage and stowage on board of Roll-on Roll-off vessels.
Also referred to as Mafi Trailer.
roll
A side to side motion of the boat, usually caused by waves. Also see pitching and yawing.
roller ...
ROLL: The alternating motion of a boat, leaning alternately to port and starboard; the motion of a boat about its fore-and-aft axis.
Roll (Around x). The most significant stability criterion - capsize. Caused by waves, wind and can be induced by yaw.
Pitch (Around y). A rocking motion between bow and stern. Mostly wave induced.
Yaw (Around z).
Roll - Sideways rocking of a boat versus pitch which is forward to rear rocking
Rolling Hitch - Clove Hitch with two wraps around the bar or rope before knotting
Rudder - Flat board which redirects aims current or propeller wash to steer a boat ...
ROLL - Sidewise rotational motion of vessel.
ROPE - In general, cordage as it is purchased at the store. When it comes aboard a vessel and is put to use it becomes line.
RUDDER - A vertical plate or board for steering a boat.
To roll a sail up and secure it to yard or boom.
futzing
meddling or fooling around ...
1) To roll or flap about in a calm. 2) See washboard.
sled
A ULDB, ultra-light-displacement boat.
Angle of roll (0) from vertical.
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to fold or roll a sail and secure it to its main support
Genoa
a large foresail that overlaps the mainsail ...
Furl- To roll a sail up and secure it to yard or boom.
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top
Galley- A boat's kitchen.
Careen: To roll a ship over on one side in shallow water and clean the outside of the bottom, which becomes foul with marine growths after a long voyage.
Cast-Off: To untie, often said of painters, warps, and docklines.
Fog can roll in quickly and present you with three problems: there is no wind, you can't see, and you can't be seen. The best thing to do in fog is make noise.
Furl sail - to roll and secure a sail completely up when not in use, as when at anchor. (See also Reef sail.)
French leave - to leave the ship without permission, such as to go get drunk ashore. Also any sneaky exit.
parbuckle - To roll a spar, cask, etc., by placing it in the bight of a rope, one end of which is fast, the other hauled upon.
parcel - Wraping tape (or other material) around a line (or wire) to prevent chafing.
Moulded spray rails roll water away to keep the boat dryer at higher speeds and to reduce frictional resistance, while a revolutionary curved chine and optimal deadrise at the transom ensure a softer ride and stable tracking in all sea conditions.
PITCH Plunging forward, the rising and falling of the bow and stern of a boat; a fore and aft motion as opposed to roll. PITCH (Propeller) The angle at which a propeller cuts through the water.
PERIOD OF ROLL The time occupied in performing one double oscillation or roll of a vessel as from port to starboard and back to port. PERISCOPE An instrument used for observing objects from a point below the object lens.
Beam Sea - A situation in which waves strike a boat from the side, causing it to roll unpleasantly.
Beam Wind - One which blows across a boat's side
Beamy - Wide, a wide boat is a beamy boat ...
indicating the meeting of two tidal currents or cross-currrents roach The outward curve of the leech of a sail roband A piece of line used to hold a sail to the end of a spar rode An anchor line [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] roll ...
When running downwind in heavy weather or when hit by a gust, with or without a spinnaker, there may be a tendency for a roll of increasing amplitude to build up, known as the death roll.
Roll - Rotation around the X-Axis. In a vessel, roll is rotation about the axis defined by the vessels fore-and-aft center line.
Rope - In general, cordage as it is purchased at the store.
In a perfect world, one nice, big genoa that you could roll up and use from 4 to 30 knots would be wonderful but that's asking too much of one sail. How about two headsails on roller furling? Great.
Most manufacturers have placed a decal at the rear of the craft that indicates the direction to roll your PWC to an upright position. If no decal exists, check your owner's manual or ask the dealer.
Roro Roll On / Roll off
Ferries with special doors through which large vehicles can be enter / leave the vessel. This type of ship is highly vulnerable if water submerge the main car deck, for instance after a collision.
As a point of terminology, there are three directions of rotation of a boat, Roll, Pitch, and Yaw.
RO/RO SHIP- Freight ship or ferry with facilities for vehicles to drive on and off (roll-on roll-off); a system of loading and discharging a ship whereby the cargo is driven on and off on ramps.
Always roll up a wet sail loosely, and shake it out and dry it the first chance you get; in any case open it out and give it air, even if rain continues to fall.
Action - The pitch, roll and yaw of a ship; the way a ship moves other than forward in a seaway. Example: "Her action was slow and comfortable."
Aft - Toward the stern of the boat.
Most often it will vary along the length of the boat. furl: tightly roll up a sail to roll, fold, or wrap an expanse of cloth-such as a sail, a flag or an awning-close to or around a spar, staff or stay.
There are several types of ships falling into this category, for example, ships which can carry roll on/roll off cargo together with containers. Ships that are designed to carry both dry, loose cargo and cargo in containers.
MULTIPURPOSE SHIP- Any ship capable of carrying different types of cargo which require different methods of handling. There are several types of ships falling into this category, for example, ships which can carry roll on/roll off cargo together with ...
Don't worry too much about your sails, once you spun around and got close, you can roll in the jib, and perhaps lower the main. Just power back as fast as you can! Try to get your boat downwind of the PIW.
Beaufort force 9. A sustained wind speed of 41 to 47 knots. High waves; dense streaks of along the direction of the wind. crests of waves begin to topple, tumble and roll over; spray may affect visibility.
Storm Event ...
One container of penetrating oil
Cotter pins and one shear pin
Spare fuses 3 Disposable cloths
Monkey wrench (for motor bolts)
A roll of electrical adhesive tape
Spare spark plugs
One starter rope ...
The jib is hoisted with its leading edge in the groove of the foil"typically only once at the beginning of the sailing season. Then the furling line is pulled out of the drum, causing the drum and foil to rotate and the jib to roll up around the ...
entangled , so as to impede motion or clogged
Freeboard - The vertical distance on the hull between the water line and the deck edge .
Furl - To fold or roll a sail and secure it to the yard, stay or mast. (its main support) ...
Full and By: Sailing as close to the wind as possible with all sails full and drawing.
Fully battened: Sail battens that run the full horizontal length of the sail.
Furl - to fold or roll a sail and secure it to its main support.
I have seen a whole roll of tape used as chafe guard and still have the anchor rode chafed half way through! Anchor rodes stretch and many times the tape will be pulled away from the chocks, use fire hose!!! ...
RIG - A design in which the forestay does not go to the very top of the mast, but instead to a point 3/4 ~ 7/8, etc., of the way up the mast.
FREEBOARD - The minimum vertical distance from the surface of the water to the gunwale.
FURL - To roll up ...
Freeboard: The distance between the deck and the waterline. Most often it will vary along the length of the boat.
Furl - to fold or roll a sail and secure it to its main support Back to Top ...
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 top edge of bulwarks REEVE to pass a line through a block ROLL ...
Full keels have a shallower draft than fin keels.
Fully battened -A sail having battens that run the full horizontal length of the sail.
Furl - to fold or roll a sail and secure it to its main support ...
Full-rigged-ship a fully square rigged ship with three or more masts.
Fully battened -A sail having battens that run the full horizontal length of the sail.
Furl - to fold or roll a sail and secure it to its main support ...
 See also: Boat, Hull, Deck, Point, Aft
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