serve - To wind small line around a rope to protect it from chafechaffing and weather.
shake out - To remove a reef from a sail.
she - All boats are referred to as female. She is at anchor. Her sails are set.
To SERVE is to wind round spunyarn, &c., by means of a mallet,
to prevent it from being rubbed. The materials use.d for the
purpose are called service. (5, fig. 3).
serve
To wrap light line around a wire splice to protect against corrosion and chafe.
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*Learn to observe sea swells closely. Are they from an offshore storm? Are there white caps?
*Utilize a wind-angle indicator if you have one. If this information is translated to the cockpit, write it down in your log book.
Anything that serves as a signal or indication for guidance or warning. A fixed (non-floating) aid to navigation.
Beam
The extreme width of a ship. A horizontal, athwartship support for the deck.
Reserve feed compartments.
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A double-bottom compartment used for feed water is designated B-910 W, for oil B-909 F, if void A-902 V. When a space is devoted to several main purposes, two or more designating letters are used.
A lookout may observe a contact on radar, begin to form a mental pisture of the other vessel, an possibly make a course change.
Commission - (1) The documents by which naval officers hold their status as accredited officers in the navy they serve. (2) To place a vessel into active service. Decommission is to remove such a vessel from activity.
Lee boards Pivoting boards on either side of a boat which serve the same function as a centerboard. The board to leeward is dropped, the board to windward is kept up.
Leech The aft edge of a triangular sail.
Bimini - Weather-resistant fabric stretched over a stainless steel frame, fastened above the cockpit of a sailboat or flybridge of a power yacht which serves as a rain or sun shade.
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But Smith, undaunted, went on to develop his first cruising cat, the Gemini Phoenix 31, which served as the basis for the Gemini 3000, 3200 and 3400. All together the company sold more than 400 boats.
In a growing tree, sapwood contains living cells and reserve materials such as starch. Under most conditions the sapwood is paler in colour and more susceptible to decay than heartwood.
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Reserve Buoyancy: The watertight volume between the waterline and the uppermost continuous watertight deck.
Moment of Inertia (I): Also called the Second Moment of Area unless specified otherwise. It is proportional to bending strength.
that support the masts and spars of a vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails.
Rode - The line & chain that connect the anchor to the boat.
Rudder - A fin under the stern (Back) of the boat used in steering.
The prefect directs the operations of the arsenal, and is responsible for its efficiency and for that of the ships which are there in reserve.
You will observe that she inclines less to the puffs under the pressure of the reduced sail, and that the lee gunwale is always well clear of the water.
The provisions of § 4205(b)(7) or § 4217 Title 11 or any other statute to the contrary notwithstanding, the first 3 months of the sentence shall not be suspended, but shall be served at Level V and shall not be subject to an early release, ...
OCEAN WAYBILL - A document, issued by a shipping line to a shipper which serves as a receipt for the goods and evidence of the contract carriage.
OFFICER - Any of the licensed members of the ship's complement.
This helps to conserve water on off-shore voyages.
2) Sump Pump - Pumps water from the shower's floor overboard.
3) Manual Bilge Pump - Usually located in the cockpit so the skipper can pump and steer the boat at the same time.
The traditional keel serves two functions: lateral resistance, and keeping the boat upright by counteracting the heeling force of the wind.
In addition to my scientific duties, I serve as a motorboat operator instructor. This is the first serious accident to occur to any of my trainees. The district safety officer's assessment (below) very accurately describes this avoidable accident.
The system serves to quantify the imbalance costs resulting from a full container move and are the result of empty optimization calculations.
Point values are created on forecasted container flows between depot locations.
Held in or used as a reserve: auxiliary troops; an auxiliary power generator. 4. Nautical. Equipped with a motor as well as sails. 5. Grammar. Of, relating to, or being an auxiliary verb. noun plural aux-il-ia-ries Abbr. aux., auxil. 1.
Established in 1979 to serve the maritime industry by developing satellite communications for ship management and distress and safety applications, ...
Finally, special buoys serve a variety of purposes. They are not primarily aids to navigation, but rather provide the boat operator with a host of information.
The keel runs in the middle of the ship, from the bow to the stern, and serves as the foundation or spine of the structure, providing the major source of structural strength of the hull.
Tender: Each syndicate has a chase boat that serves a variety of functions. The tender tows the racing boat out to the course, and then follows the boat around the course.
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GIMBALS - A contrivance consisting of two or more metal hoops balanced on pivots, so that a compass or lamp swung within the gimbals will not oscillate, but preserve a vertical position.
"Fresh the hawse" is an order to lay new pieces upon the cable in the hawse to preserve it from fretting. [Term applied to hemp cables.]
"Burning in the hawses" is when the cables endure a violent stress.
If you observe the vessel moving RELATIVE TO THE MOST DISTANT BACKGROUND then you are not on a collision course.
NON-CONFERENCE LINE- A shipping line which operates on a route served by a liner conference but which is not a member of that conference.
NONCONTIGUOUS- Domestic shipping routes serving Alaska and non-continental U.S. States and territories.
buoy
An anchored floating object that serves as a navigation aid. Also used to mark a mooring spot.
bunks
Trailer bunks ar long carpeted sections of a boat trailer that support the boat's weight.
11. Special Purpose markers are yellow and may serve a wide range of uses, including but not limited to things such as dredging, fish trap areas, spoils areas or military exercises.
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NDRF - National Defense Reserve Fleet.
NEOBULK - Shipments consisting entirely of units of a single commodity, such as cars, lumber, or scrap metal.
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BULWARK - A raised portion of the deck designed to serve as a barrier.
BUOY - An anchored float used for marking a position on the water or a hazard or a shoal and for mooring.
Ratline: Any of the small ropes that join the shrouds of a ship horizontally and serve as ships for going aloft.
Rigging: The ropes, chains, etc employed to support and work the masts, sails, etc on a ship.
Grab the windlass remote control and stand on the most forward point at the bow. Observe which direction the chain is lying in. If the windlass does not operate with enough torque, ask the helmsman to rev up the engine.
It was fitted on sailing vessels from the 16th to the 18th century and served as a working platform by sailors working the sails of the bowsprit, The beakhead also housed the crew's toilets (head), ...
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In good weather, crews' mess was a warm meal served on square wooden platters.
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Wood (usually mahogany or teak) deck support that transfers the compression forces from the mast to the hull. Also serves as the mounting platform for the centerboard winch and wooden spinnaker halyard cleats..
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Thin strips of wood or plastic inserted into batten pockets used to stiffen the leech (to preserve the shape of the sail).
Beam
The widest part of a boat.
The area aft of the mainmast was the quarterdeck; ordinary seamen could enter the quarterdeck in performance of duty. Hence, to serve "Before the mast" means service as an ordinary sailor.
Belay
To hold fast.
ASD AZIMUTH STERN DRIVE : A particular group of propellers that are able to rotate 360 degrees. Being located at the stern of the vessel, these propellers serve as a steering mechanism, so no separate rudder is required.
Before you rush off to the nearest club and offer your services, you would do well to realize that racing a yacht will take a good deal of your spare time. Most racing takes place at the weekends, but you must expect to reserve at least one week of ...
The image is of a red-headed sailor going to sea, where he belongs (not some nasty old port). This mnemonic has the advantage that it also serves for buoyage system "B" and for remembering that port is the left side of the boat.
This small piece of wood sums up the challenge that wooden boatbuilding holds: functional aesthetics. The drawback is that for some it may be too traditional, in which case a bronze version serves equally well.
Greenwich meridian (also prime meridian): the meridian designated as 0 degrees that runs through Greenwich, England, and serves as the base line for measurements of longitude. grommet: rope or brass ring in a sail or piece of canvas.
In 2003 the association stopped its activities due to the reduced number of members, but in order to preserve the reputation of the name, which was a symbol of seriousness as the association was always free of commercial sponsoring, ...
A phenomenon called tidal locking causes the same side of a close-orbiting satellite to always face its larger planet, and from anywhere on Earth we always observe the same face of the Moon.
bunksLong carpeted sections of a boat trailer that support the boat's weight. buoyAn anchored floating object that serves as a navigation aid. Also used to mark a mooring spot. burgeeSmall flag that bears a yacht club's symbol.
 See also: Boat, Point, Sailing, Deck, Hull
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