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Running warps and use of a drogue : Controlling the boat can be difficult, since waves will often be traveling faster than the boat and will be breaking over the boat's stern.
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Running Wing on Wing As mentioned on the previous page, it is inefficient to sail directly downwind with both sails on the same side, because the mainsail will block the wind from the jib.
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Running with the wind directly behind the boat. Dead ReckoningA method of determining position by making an educated guess based on last known position, speed and currents.
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Running RiggingLines that controlled yards and sails. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ...
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Running: Dead downwind. Sat-phone: A satellite telephone. Unlike cellular phones that relay on networks of local antennae, sat-phones send and receive their signals directly to and from orbiting satellites.
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Running before a gale, yawing badly and threatening to broach-to (Figs. 70 and 71), oil should be distributed from the bow and from both sides, abaft the beam. In Fig.
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Running MoorLetting go anchors and heaving in cable in turn until there is the same amount of chain out on both anchors. Running The Easting Down ...
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Running Fix - Two bearings of the same marker taken at different times and the LOP plotted on a chart. Use time and speed between bearings to determine distance.
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dogs running before their masterthe heavy swell in advance of the hurricaneSearch results: Click on the word(s) below to view the definition.
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Motor running in fits and starts Water or impurities in fuel Idle mixture adjusting needle of carburetor requires adjustment Spark plugs are defective (see above problem) ...
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Grounding - Running aground of a vessel, striking or pounding on rocks, reefs, or shoals; stranding. Your Legal Helpline Get Help Today! ...
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STRANDING - The running of a ship on shore on a beach. STRIPPING - Removing cargo from a container (devanning). STUFFING - Putting cargo into a container.
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Stevedore A party running a business of which the functions are loading, stowing and discharging vessels.
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The galley is aft, running astride and behind the companionway. When the stainless-steel stepladder is lifted out of the way, it becomes U-shaped. There is a good-sized icebox, a deep sink and a two-burner Origo nonpressurized alcohol stove.
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Glossary of Sailing Terms Words in red are commonly used Animated knot tying click here Backstay: A wire support for the mast, usually running from the stern to the head of the mast.
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The checking of a line or cable from running out by taking a turn about a cleat, bitts, or similar fitting. SNY To twist a plate into an uneven warped shape on a mold.
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PLYWOOD Sheets of wood consisting of three or more sheets of wood glued and bonded by heat and pressure with the grain of each sheet running perpendicular to adjacent layers. PRAM A dinghy with a transom at the bow and stern.
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Backstay - Mast support running to aft deck or another mast. Backslice- A method of weaving the end of a rope to keep it from unraveling.
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HOLD beneath- decks storage area HYDRO WIRE steel wire, normally used to support lightweight over-the-side sampling apparatus such as Nansen bottles, gravity corers, etc IN SHORE near or toward the shore KEEL the backbone of a vessel, running fore and ...
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Side lights: The red and green running lights, carried on the port and starboard sides respectively, of vessels under- way. Sing out: To call out. Sister hooks: Two iron flatsided hooks reversed to one another.
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For the young kids, the running ("bitter") end is a rabbit that gets in and out of a hole. Success guaranteed. The Easiest: The Eight Knot Use it mainly as a stop knot at the end of your jib sheets, for example.
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This is usually accomplished by spraying in the carburetors while running and also by removing the spark plugs and spraying directly into the cylinders.
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See also: Boat, Sailing, Point, Hull, Line
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