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A dimensionless flow parameter, ( Jnr/m), in which J is a significant dimension, often a diameter, n is the fluid velocity, r is mass density, and m is dynamic viscosity, all in consistent units.

A short length of rope secured at one end, and used in securing or checking a running rope, e.g., deck stopper, boat fall stopper, etc.

Any system, usually block & tackle or hydraulic, used to hold the boom down. This is useful for maintaining proper sail shape by exerting a downward pull on the boom, particularly when running or on a broad reach.

On a square-rigged ship, the ropes which hang below a yard upon which the topmen stand while aloft furling or reefing a sail. They were supported by ropes from the yard known as "stirrups".

Straps to hook your feet under in cockpit when hiking out.

Said of a boat which turns end over end in very rough seas.

A mast supported by the use of lines or wire known as stays and shrouds.

Attempting to import merchandise into a country at a price less than the fair market value, usually through subsidy by exporting country.

(1) The land in general, but usually refers to that part adjacent to the water. (2) A timber used in damage control to brace bulkheads and decks. (3) One of the many wooden props by which the ribs or frames of a vessel are externally supported while build ...

A steamship. A ship propelled by a steam engine.

The rate (in liters or gallons per minute, cubic meters or cubic feet per second, or other quantity per time unit) Air related flows are usually expressed in CFM, SCFM, ACFM, ICFM

The structure perpendicular to the shoreline to which a vessel is secured for the purpose of loading and unloading cargo.

A group of vessel operators joined together for the purpose of establishing freight rates.

see Holystone

The navigable water to leeward of a vessel.

all material and energy present in and around an operating system, such as dust, air moisture, chemicals, and thermal energy.

The power required at the compressor drive shaft. Losses in external transmissions such as gears and belt drives are not included.

Line attached to the bottom of the boom used to flatten the sail by pulling the boom down, and thus tightening the luff of the sail. (2) A line used for hauling down a jib or staysail.

Sailing ship with a favorable wind, sailing dry and easily. A person riding the crest of good fortune