(1) Describing a boat that lacks stability. (2) A small dinghy or launch used to transport crew and equipment from shore to a larger boat (3) One who serves as a precautionary standby, such as a line tender

A cylindrical navigation buoy painted green and having an odd number used in the United States as a navigational aid. At night they may have a green light.

Describes the pressure drop through a component and is the difference in pressure between two points.

A landing wharf or pier; a dike at a river s mouth.

The piston chamber in a compressor or actuator.

Supported or transported by air.

A boat that is letting herself be subjected to prevailing conditions without the use of sails or other devices. Lying ahull is usually not preferred to other actions because a boat may tend to lie with her beam to the waves and the wind parallel to the wa ...

Is a compact, low mass unit giving smooth, non-vibrating power. Several types include vane, piston, percussion and turbine type motors

To drive before a gale, with no sail, or only enough to keep the vessel ahead of the sea. Also, low, thin clouds that fly swiftly before the wind.

The weight by which a shipment is less than the minimum weight.

(1) As a command, it means to go in the direction indicated, e.g., "Lay foward" (go up) or "Lay alow!" (come down). (2) Of a line or rope, it refers to the direction in which the strands are twisted. (3) Lay the course: able to fetch a given point when cl ...

(1) The last position on a chart, when a ship is leaving the land.(2) The number of nautical miles that one place is eastwards or westwards of another. (3)The easting or westing made by a vessel. The bearing of an object on the coast from which a vessel c ...

A valve with a faucet type handle used to restrict the flow of water in a line

U.S. classification society which certifies seagoing vessels for compliance to standardized rules regarding construction and maintenance.

A component on a compressed air line that provides wide are coverage with a thin sheet of air. Also amplifies compressed air flow, reduces noise. Used in blowing, cooling. Also known as air curtain.

Length of rope whose ends are joined together so that it forms a loop.

Thread - Unified national fine.

Welded Minimum Wall tubing

An anchor engine used for heaving in the chain cable and anchor.

A hand hold. Usually along the cabin top or ladder.