Screw

SCREW: A boat's propeller.
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.

screw - A propeller.
scuttlebutt - Gossip. People talking about things that may or may not be true, usually about other people or events.

screw - The prop; the propeller.
score - A groove to receive a rope or strop, ...

Screw
A propeller.
Scud
To run before the wind in a storm.
Scull
A method of moving a boat by using a single oar at the stern.

Screw- Propeller.
Scupper- A drain hole in a rail or toe-rail or gunwale, allowing water to run off.
Seacock- A valve at a through-hull fitting, to allow intake of drainage of water.

Screw pin shackle
Shackle with a threaded pin. Some are made so that the pin cannot fall out.
Shackle ...

ScrewA boat's propeller.
Sea AnchorAny device used to reduce a boat's drift before the wind.
SecureTo make fast.

SCREW: A boat's propeller.
SCUPPER: An opening in the side of a ship at deck level to allow water to run off. An opening for draining off water, as from a floor or the roof of a building.

Bottlescrew:
see Turnbuckle
Bottom:
(1) The underside of the hull that sits in the water
(2) The ocean floor ...

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Screw anchors can be used to anchor permanent moorings, floating docks, fish farms, etc.
These anchors must be screwed into the seabed with the use of a tool, so require access to the bottom, either at low tide or by use of a diver.

SCREW - A boat's propeller.
SCUPPERS - Opening to drain excess water on deck.
SEA COCK - A through hull valve, a shut off on a plumbing or drain pipe between the vessel's interior and the sea.

Screw - A boat's propeller.
Scupper - Drain in cockpit, coaming, or toe-rail allowing water to drain out and overboard. When in toe rail, properly known as "freeing port" ...

The screws, bolts, etc., holding a boat together.
fast pin
See clevis pin.

A screw propeller which experiences uneven resistance during its revolution is the cause of vibrations, whose frequency is the product of the revolution and the number of blades.

Bottlescrew: A fitting to control the tension on the forestay
Bow: Front edge of a boat
Bow fitting: Fitting to which the jib is attached
Bower anchor: Main anchor of a boat
Bowline: Mooring rope that is attached to the bow ...

Turnbuckle A screw fitting for adjusting the tension of shrouds and stays.
Under Way When a vessel is not made fast.
Up and down Vertical, said of the anchor cable.

SETSCREW A machine screw with either a slotted or a square head used to hold a part in place.

Boss Plate - A curved plate covering (one on each side) the boss of a propeller post and the curved portion of frames in way of the stern tube of a screw steamer. This plate is of extra thickness.

PROPELLER: A rotating device, with two or more blades, that acts as a screw in propelling a vessel.
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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to a swell or seaway schooner A sailboat with two or more masts in which the mainmast is behind the smaller one or ones scope The length of mooring or anchor line in use scow A flat-bottomed boat with square unpointed ends screw A ...

A hatchet, hammer, chisel, file, jackknife, gimlet, screwdriver, small crosscut saw and an assortment of screws and nails will be about all that is essential in this direction.

ring lug: a connecting device that is crimped onto a wire end and then secured to a screw terminal. rip current: as in tide rip; water disturbance created by conflicting current and wind.

An aluminum section with a rubber strake is screwed into the hull to form a rubrail.

The tension of the steering system is adjusted at its pivot point by a screw or bolt called a copilot. It must be tightened just enough to prevent the boat from changing direction when the operator takes his/her hand off the throttle bar.

Thrust for the movement of the boat through the water is achieved by a rotation of a propeller (or "screw"), which draws in water from ahead and pushes it out astern. A boat with one propeller it termed a single-screw type.

Cut another piece of timber to span the frames either side of the fracture and drill off to take screws into the frames. Plop the chock down over the break and push closed as much as possible.

An item such as a nail, screw, rivet or other device used to fasten objects together.
fathom
A nautical measurement equaling 6 feet (182 cm). Usually used to measure depth.

A metal link that can be opened and closed, screwed or unscrewed. Typically a U-shaped piece of stainless steel with eyes in the ends, closed by a shackle pin.
sheet ...

In the early part of the 19th century, the stern of larger ships became gradually more rounded, and with the advent of screw-powered vessels, the stern became the location of the equipment, the officers moving elsewhere, ...

Reverse - Most right hand prop single screw boats will easily reverse to port but need right rudder to back up straight and will reluctantly turn to starboard with reverse headway ...

A boat that at speed rises out of the water so that just its' screw is under water.
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Usually, at this point, you can throw your lines to one of the spectators on the dock - you know, those guys watching and waiting for you to screw up.

Take on board a canvas bag with a marlinspike knife, screwdriver, pliers, duct tape, small line, a few spare shackles, tack pins, and a small first aid kit, along with sunscreen and chapstick.
Navigation Tools. Wristwatch and compass.

finial: fin-i-al (fîn¹ê-el) noun 1. Architecture. An ornament fixed to the peak of an arch or arched structure. 2. An ornamental terminating part, such as the screw on top of a lampshade. [Middle English, last, finial, variant of final.] ...

Your options for countering the wind quickly dwindle, because boats cannot propel themselves sideways (ignoring, for now, twin screw effects, bowthrusters, etc.), and you may have very little steering ability as the boat loses headway.

Check the engine for anything that requires tightening, repairing or replacing: hoses, nuts, bolts, belts, screws, and anything else.
Use marine parts only.

PLANING HULL - A type of hull shaped to glide easily across the water at high speed.
PORT - The left side of a boat looking forward. A harbor.
PROPELLER - A rotating device, with two or more blades, that acts as a screw in propelling a vessel.

Screw A propeller. Scupper An opening through the toe rail or gunwale to allow water to drain back into the sea. Sea cock A valve used to prevent water from entering at a through hull. Secure To make fast.