SWAMP: To fill with water, but not settle to the bottom.
SURVEY: An inspection done by a Marine Surveyor on a vessel to determine the general condition and the current market value of the vessel.
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TACKING: Changing direction by turning into the wind.
swamp
To fill a boat with water.
sway
Side-to-side wandering of a trailer under tow.
Swamp - To fill with water, but not settle to the bottom.
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Tiller - A bar or handle for turning a boat's rudder or an outboard motor.
Swamp
To fill with water.
Swell
Large smooth waves that do not break. Swells are formed by wind action over a long distance.
SWAMP: To fill with water, but not settle to the bottom.
TACKLE: A combination of blocks and line used to increase mechanical advantage.
swamp - To fill a boat with water coming over the gunwale.
sweat and tail - Sweat is the act of hauling a halyard to raise a sail or spar done by pulling all slack outward and then downward.
Swamping - Filling with water, regardless of method of ingress, but retaining sufficient buoyancy to remain upon the surface.
Tidal Waters - Bays, sounds, streams, etc. affected by tidal action.
Swamp - To fill with water coming in over the deck and gunwales.
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Tender - A dinghy or other small boat which accompanies or attends a larger vessel, such as a yacht, and is used to transport persons and provisions.
SWAMP - To fill with water, but not settle to the bottom.
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THWARTSHIPS - At right angles to the centerline of the boat.
Swamp - To fill with water
Take a Bearing - Use either a hand held compass or the boats compass to get a magnetic bearing on a buoy or marker or land feature - include deviation with boat compass ...
SWAMP - Vessel filled with water over sides.
TACKLE - Arrangements of ropes and blocks for obtaining purchase.
THIMBLE - Curved metal/nylon plate to prevent chafing of rope eyes at ends.
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Capsizing or Swamping
To reduce the risk of capsizing or swamping: ...
Supply Current - the typical current that must be supplied to a product along with the supply voltage.
Supply Voltage - the amount of voltage the user must supply to a product for the product to work properly.
Swamp - To fill with water, ...
broach -- a turning or swinging of the boat that puts the beam of the boat against the waves, creating a danger of swamping or capsizing
bulkhead -- a partition below decks that separates one part of the vessel from another ...
Rapidly changing water levels and flows can take you by surprise and could swamp your boat or put you in the grip of an undertow.
Stay off hydroelectric dams or station structures, unless OPG has clearly indicated walkways, or observation points.
Vessels which proceed to sea must be decked over to prevent them from being swamped and built of a suitable form to make them otherwise seaworthy; the height of the deck above water, or the freeboard, will be increased, ...
a life ring with a short length of line for use during man-overboard accidents at night waterline The plane where the surface of the water touches the hull when a boat is loaded normally [Top of Page] [Bottom of Page] waterlogged Swamped ...
The problem with the El Toro I had was that it could swamp easily. Once swamped you had to get it back to the beach to bail it out. The O'pen looks ideal to me for the job.
Your sailboat is designed and built to lean quite a bit without swamping or tipping over, so enjoy the feeling. It's fun to go out with a friend and hike out. Hiking is when you balance your boat with your body. This can be done several ways.
Skippers of ferryboats often try to show off their smartness by steering as close as possible to small pleasure boats and then giving them the benefit of their wash, sometimes swamping their unfortunate victims.
The poop is the stern section of a ship. To be pooped is to be swamped by a high, following sea.
Buoyed Up -
Using a buoy to raise the bight of an anchor cable to prevent it from chafing on a rough bottom.
In a current, the force of the water can pull the stern under. The boat is also vulnerable to swamping by wave action. The weight of a motor, fuel tank, or other gear in the stern increases the risk.
The forward most part of the bow.
Stern
The rear of the boat.
Stern Line
A docking line leading from the stern.
Stow
To put an item in its proper place.
Swamp
To fill with water, but not settle to the bottom.
out of control and capsize or nearly capsize; The turning of a boat broadside to the wind or waves, subjecting it to possible capsizing; a turning or swinging of the boat that puts the beam of the boat against the waves, creating a danger of swamping ...
To be pooped is to be swamped by a high, following sea. A Bermuda rigged sailboat will always warn her crew when she is turning around 160 degrees away from the wind.
Swamped by a high, following sea. 2. Exhausted.
Port - Towards the left-hand side of the ship facing forward (formerly Larboard). Denoted with a red light at night.
Porthole- an opening in a ship's side, esp.
STERN - The after part (back) of the boat.
STERN LINE - A docking line leading away from the stern.
STOW - To pack or store away; especially, to pack in an orderly, compact manner.
SWAMP - To fill with water, but not settle to the bottom.
Strong Wind Warning - Small craft warnings of strong winds are issued whenever mean winds exceeding 25 knots are expected.
STOW - To put an item in its proper place.
SWAMP - To fill with water, but not settle to the bottom.
broach: turn sideways to wind and wave a turning or swinging of the boat that puts the beam against the waves, creating a danger of swamping or capsize. bulkhead: an interior partition commonly used to stiffen the hull. May be watertight.
STROP - An eye of rope or wire spliced round a block.
STUDDING SAIL - A sail set beyond the leeches of any of the principal sails during a fair wind.
SWAMP - To fill with water, but not settle to the bottom.
Swamp - to fill with water.
TCW - twin cycle, water cooled (as in TCW II and TCW 3 oils)
Tidal Current - horizontal flow of water due to the gravity of the
moon and the sun.
Tidal Range - how far the tide rises and falls.
SWAMP - To fill with water.
TOPSIDE - On or above a weather deck, a deck wholly exposed to the elements.
TOPSIDES - The sides of a vessel between the waterline and the deck.
TRANSOM - The athwartship portion of a hull at the stern.
 See also: Hull, Boat, Sailing, Course, Point
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