WEIGHTING ANCHOR: Raising the anchor when preparing to get under way.
WHARF: A man-made structure bonding the edge of a dock and built along or at an angle to the shoreline, used for loading, unloading, or tying up vessels.
Weight Charge
The charge for carriage of goods based on their weight (aircargo).
Weight Ton
A ton of 1000 kilos.
weigh
To raise anchor.
windlass
Rotating drum device used for hauling line or chain to raise and lower an anchor.
Weigh
To raise, as in to weigh anchor.
Wharf
A quay. A section parallel to the shore for docking and unloading vessels.
Weigh anchor - to raise the anchor, leave port. "We'll weigh anchor at sunrise."
Where away? - a query demanding a precise direction, asked of a lookout who has just reported spotting something out at sea.
Weigh To lift the anchor off the bottom.
Wind rode Where an anchored vessel is lying to the wind rather than the tide.
Windward Direction toward the wind.
weigh - Raising of the anchor; to leave; to depart.
well - A sunken part of the deck aft, termed cockpit sometimes.
2. Weighing Anchor
See steering signals above.
Anchor chain going up: Thumb up not moving.
Anchor set on the bow roller, boat free: Thumb up and forefinger making a circle.
dry weight
Weight of the boat without fuel and fresh water.
dual-console boat
A type of boat with twin dashboards separated by a centerline walk-through deck leading to the bow.
Net Weight: weight of the goods only, not including their package.
No cure no pay: provision in a salvage agreement that salvage money is not payable unless the property is salved in accordance with that agreement.
Ballast Weight - usually metal, placed low in a boat to provide stability.
Barber Hauler - A line attached to the jib or jib sheet, used to adjust the angle of sheeting by pulling the sheet toward the centerline of the boat.
Weight in a sailboat that resists heeling force and thereby improves stability. Fixed ballast, usually consisting of lead, may be internal ballast in the bilge or external ballast in the keel.
weight in the lower portion of a boat, used to add stability
Battens
thin, stiff strips of plastic or wood, placed in pockets in the leech of a sail, to assist in keeping its form ...
Weight carried low in a boat, usually metal, to improve trim or stability. The Eastland used water for ballast.
Bare Poles
To sail without any sails set.
Weigh - To raise the anchor in preparation for departure.
Y
Yaw - To swing erratically off course.
Weight (lbs) 1 drink 2 drinks 3 drinks 4 drinks 5 drinks 6 drinks
100
0.043
0.087 ...
Weight for weight, screw anchors have a higher holding than other permanent designs, and so can be cheap and relatively easily installed, although may not be ideal in extremely soft mud.
[edit] Anchoring techniques ...
Weigh Anchor - Lift the anchor
Well Found - Well equipped and if everything is in order it is “ship-shape'
Whip - To bind the strands of a line’s end with yarn or cord ...
Weight of steel or ircn in hull.. 820 tons wood, outfit, &c 166
propelling machinery 184
Total light displacement 1170 ...
A weight attached to a line used to determine depth by lowering it into the water.
Hand Rail
A hand hold. Usually along the cabin top or ladder.
A weighted extension of a boat running below it that prevents the boat from sliding sideways.
keel stepped ...
A weighty grappling hook used for holding a ship fast.
Angle of Attack
The angle between the sponson's planing surface and the surface of the water.
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.
BALLAST Weight carried in ship's bottom to improve stability. BARE POLES A ship with no sails set has bare poles. BARK, BARQUE A three-masted vessel having square sails on fore and main masts, and a spanker on the mizzen.
Too much weight on the rear of the trailer will cause the trailer to" fishtail" and reduce traction of the tow vehicles rear wheels.
Hurricane Season -
Planning Ahead For Your Boat Is Essential! ...
The combined weight of the vessel and engine should not exceed 90% of the trailer's load capacity.
Ballast: Weight in the keel of a boat to add stability (righting moment).
Beam: A boat's greatest width.
Ballast: Weight in the bottom of the hull of a boat, to add stability (righting moment).
Weight at the bottom or the lower portion of the boat to give her stability and/or to provide satisfactory fore and aft trim.. Ballast can be place inside the hull of the boat or externally in a keel.
ballast - Weighted materials used as a counterweight to stabilize a boat
beam - The width of a ship ...
Ballast - weight in the lower portion of a boat, used to add stability
Battens - thin, stiff strips of plastic or wood, placed in pockets in the leech of a sail, to assist in keeping its form
Beam - the width of the boat at its widest ...
Distribute weight evenly and don't overload.
Shut off engine when at dock or at rest.
Make fewer turns so as to not increase motor load. ...
DENSITY - The weight of cargo per cubic foot or other unit.
DISABLED SHIP - When a ship is unable to sail efficiently or in a seaworthy state as a result of engine trouble, lack of officers or crew, damage to the hull or ship's gear.
The hand lead weighs fourteen pounds. The line to which it is attached is twenty-five fathoms long, and is marked as follows: At two fathoms, leather with two ends;
at three fathoms, leather with three ends;
at five fathoms, white muslin; ...
dead water The eddy under a vessel's counter when the vessel is not in motion dead weight tonnage The carrying capacity of a vessel figured by weight in terms of tons or 2240 pounds dead wood A heavy fore-and-aft timber that lies above ...
Ballast Weight: A Weight normally of metal and placed deep in the hull to balance the boat
Barber Hauler: A line connected with the jib sail to control its adjustments
Bareboating: Renting a boat with no crew, generally for vacations ...
tongue weightThe measurement of trailer weight when loaded with a boat on the hitch ball. topsidesThe hull above the waterline. Also, everything above deck as opposed to below deck. tow ratingMaximum weight a vehicle is rated to tow.
Recommended crew weight is 143 pounds, and this means that two 70-pounders can have a ball in this boat. Max recommended crew weight is 198 pounds. The sail has 48 square feet with full-length battens and a high-tech looking fat-head cut.
Lead: A shaped weight on a marked line, used to measure water depth and to pick up bottom samples [mud, clay, sand].
Lead line, hand lead: A weight, attached to a line, lowered into the water to find out the depth.
DISPLACEMENT - The weight of water displaced by a floating vessel, thus, a boat's weight.
Capstan - A revolving cylindrical device used for heaving in lines or anchors - A vertical, spool-shaped rotating drum around which cable, hawser or chain is wound for hoisting anchors, sails and other heavy weights.
BALLAST Any weight carried solely for the purpose of making the vessel more seaworthy. Ballast may be either portable or fixed, depending upon the condition of the ship.
Anchor (1) a heavy metal object designed such that its weight and shape will help to hold a boat in its position when lowered to the sea bottom on a rode or chain. (2) The act of using an anchor.
In practical terms, a planing hull has a speed potential limited only by weight and power. (See DISPLACEMENT HULL) PLANKING METHODS-WOOD CARVEL - The planks are laid close together on their edges, attached to the ribs to form a smooth exterior.
jig -- fishing technique of lowering a weighted lure until just above the bottom, then alternately jerking the rod upwards and lowering it to give action to the lure
kapu -- also tapu (Tahitian); to be taboo.
BALLAST - Extra weight carried low in a vessel to increase stability.
BATTEN - Stiffening strip placed in leech of sail. Also, a wooden strip fastened over seam to stop leakage. ...
Hooks are put under chime of casks, weight is taken on chain sling or wire. Weight of lift prevents unhooking.
Canal A manmade waterway used to connect bodies of water that do not connect naturally ...
Ballast - weight in a boat which affects the boats trim.
Beam - greatest width of a boat; the side of a boat.
Below - inside a boat.
Berth - a sleeping area in a boat; or, a place to moor a boat.
LIGHT DISPLACEMENT TONNAGE - The weight of a ship's hull, machinery, equipment and spares. This is often the basis on which ships are paid for when purchased for scrapping.
Ballast: Weight below decks that keeps the boat upright.
Battens: Strips of wood or other materials used to support a sail or sail area.
Batten Down: Secure hatches and loose objects for approaching bad weather.
Ballast - weight in the lower portion of a boat, used to add stability (In a multihull - useless crew on other boats.)
Bar-- a shoal area at the river or inlet (Also site of post-race discussions / lies / exaggerations / bet-collections) ...
Chartering term: range of weights of the goods to be shipped. Often expressed in percentage. MOLOO 50000 10% = 45000 to 55000 tons. MMSI Martime Mobile Selective-call Identity code
New compulsory code to identify vessels with the GMDSS/DSC system.
hoisting part of the fall, would suspend the weight when hooked to the double blocks; and as much more power being applied as will overcome the friction, would purchase the weight.
A boom yang, for example, may "lead to the cockpit" when pronounced "leed," the direction of a line; when pronounced "led," the weight at the end of a line used for taking soundings.
Make sure you do all this very slowly as boats carry allot of weight and will gather momentum. Short burst of power will put you where you want to be.
The vertical forces on a floating ship are in equilibrium, and the total weight of the boat (including cargo and crew) due to gravity always equals the buoyancy force, which acts upwards through the center of displacement (c.o.d.).
broad weighed 15cwt (3/4 ton) with all passengers, gear, airtight cases. &c., on board, then she would require airtight cases equal in bulk to 26-1/4 cubic feet, as there are 26-1/4 cubic feet of water to 3/4-ton weight.
This is partly offset by the heavier weight of the spars, but the weight of the gaff comes down as the sail is reefed.
of approximately equally to the 100% full weight of the center console. In this example we would specify 2 Y-legs at 7/8' x 50 ft double braid nylon for connecting to the sportfish’s stern cleats.
Poor trim of the boat as a result of poor weight distribution
Placing the sampling equipment on the same side of the boat as the boat operator ensures that a concentration of weight will be there anytime samples are collected or measurements are made.
 See also: Boat, Hull, Sail, Sailing, Deck
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