Said of a person who has had too much to drink. Pins in the gunwale of a boat, between which an oar rests when pulling, instead of an oarlock. Sometimes used for quarter blocks.Īn iron ring, having its rim concave on the outside for a rope or strap to fit snugly round. In some areas, the fifth wave is largest.Ī block having one sheave larger than the other. The heel of a mast, made to fit into the step.Ĭommonly believed to be higher than preceding nine waves. To watch a vessel at anchor at the turn of tides, and cast her by the helm, and some sail if necessary, so as to keep turns out of her cable.Ī small boat used to transport crew, passengers and goods from shore to a larger boat. Commonly applied to a vessel's mast.Ī compass hanging from the beams of a cabin, by which the heading of a vessel may be known at any time.Īlso, an instrument connected with the barrel of a wheel, a traversing so that the officer may see the position of the tiller. Attached to a rocket line shot from rescue ship.Īn iron vessel placed in the hold to contain the vessel's water.Ī liquid gum, taken from pine and fir trees, and used for caulking, and to put upon yards in rope-making, and upon standing rigging, to protect it from the weather.Ī piece of canvass, covered with tar, used for covering hatches, boats, etc.Īlso, the name commonly given to a sailor's hat when made of tarred or painted cloth. Such a block is called a tail-block.Ī ship is said to tail-up or down stream, when at anchor, according as her stern swings up or down with the tide in opposition to heading one way or another, which is said of a vessel under way.Īn order given to take hold of a rope and pull.īoard bearing instructions to crew of wrecked vessel. The tack of the lower studdingsail is called the outhaul.Īlso, that part of a sail in which the tack is attached.Ī combination of blocks and line to increase mechanical advantage.Ī rope spliced into the end of a block and used for making it fast to rigging or spars. The tack of a fore-and-aft sail is the rope that keeps down the lower forward clew and of a studdingsail, the lower outer clew.

The rope or tackle by which the weather clew of a course is hauled forward and down to the deck.

The opposite is wearing.Ī vessel is on the starboard tack, or has her starboard tacks on board, when she has the wind on her starboard side. To put the ship about, so that from having the wind on one side, you bring it round on the other by the way of her head. Jump to: navigation, search Language of the SeaĪlso, the broad hem on the border of sails, to which the bolt-rope is sewed.

Rope attached to clew of sail