Slot

slot the opening between the jib and the mainsail Search results: Click on the word(s) below to view the definition. S.S.

Slot The gap between a slat and the ram wing's leading edge. Slot Effect ...

slot - The opening between the jib and the mainsail. Wind passing through this opening increases the pressure difference across the sides of the mainsail, helping to move the boat forward.

Slot The space on board a vessel, required by one TEU, mainly used for administrative purposes. Slot Charter A voyage charter whereby the shipowner agrees to place a certain number of container slots (TEU and/or FEU) at the charterer's disposal.

Slot - An aperture generally for a pin or bolt to travel in. Smack - A small trading vessel usually cutter rigged. A fishing cutter. Small Helm - Said of a vessel when she carries weather helm.

A slot through which a sail's luff enters a grooved headstay or mast. A prefeeder is a device that ensures proper alignment. feel The pressure on the helm.

A slide may also be used on the head, luff or foot of a gaff sail sail slot or groove A narrow channel running the length of the mast or boom into which a rope-reinforced edge of the mainsail is inserted and thus bent [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] ...

CENTERBOARD - A board that is lowered through a slot in the keep to reduce leeway. CHINE - Intersection of sides and bottom of a boat. CHOCK - A deck fitting to guide a line where it leaves the boat.

Mast Slot/Groove - The opening up the back (aft) edge of the mast in which the mainsail luff rope slides when it is hoisted. Some masts have an external sail track.

CENTERBOARD - A board lowered through a slot in the centerline of he hull to reduce sideways skidding or leeway.

This states that the widely believed explanation of the slot effect is "completely wrong" and shows that this is not due to the venturi effect (or "valve effect" to use Curry's term) accelerating the air in the slot.

The rig features free-standing carbon fiber masts that can be stowed on the port side of the cockpit where there is a slot between the thwarts and the centerboard trunk. This slot also makes it easier for the crew to move around in the boat.

The weighted board that is lowered through a slot in the bottom to reduce leeway and provide lateral resistance. Centerboard cable A 5/32"cable that winds onto the shaft of the centerboard winch to raise the centerboard.

A small line free to flow in the direction of the breeze. It is attached to sails, stays in the slot, and in other areas, enabling the helmsman and crew to see how the wind is flowing.

Anderson-style self-bailers are useful for engine-driven and sailing dinghies. These are slot-shaped seacock's that project into the stream below the hull. They are opened when submerged and moving rapidly.

centerboard A metal plate (or board), moving vertically (or pivoting up & down) in the slot of the keel; the purpose is to add lateral resistance to a sailboat's hull.

BOLTROPE A reinforcing rope along the luff or the foot of the sail, it is slid into a slot along the edge of a spar (mast, boom). BOOM A spar (a wooden or metal pole) attached to the mast at a right angle, used to support the foot of a sail.

LIMBER HOLE A hole or slot in a frame or plate for the purpose of preventing water from collecting. Most frequently found in floor plates just above the frames and near the center line of the ship.

It is attached to sails, stays in the slot, and in other areas, enabling the helmsman and crew to see how the wind is flowing. Thwartships Also athwartships. Across the width of a boat. Toe rail Small rail around the deck of a boat.

See also: Boat, Point, Sail, Deck, High