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| Bottom | (1) The underside of the hull that sits in the water (2) The ocean floor |
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| Bottomry | Mortgage on a ship executed by the master who is out of touch with the owners and needs to raise money for repairs or to complete a voyage. also known as Bummaree. |
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| Bound | Proceeding in a specified direction, or to a specified place. |
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| Bow | The forwardmost or front part of the vessel. Opposite of Stern |
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| Bow & Beam Bearings | A set of bearings taken from an object with a known position, such as a landmark, to determine the ship's location. A type of running fix. |
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| Bow Line | A docking line leading from the bow. |
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| Bow Spring Line | A bow pivot line used in docking and undocking, or a dock line leading aft from the bow to prevent the boat from moving forward while made fast to a dock or pier. |
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| Bow Thrusters | A propeller at the lower sea-covered part of the bow of the ship which turns at right angles to the fore-and-aft line and thus provides transverse thrust as a maneuvering aid. |
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| Bowditch | A reference book named after the original author, Nathaniel Bowditch. Updated versions contain tables and other information useful for navigation. |
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| Bowline | A knot use to form an eye or loop at the end of a rope. A knot with many uses, it is simple and strong, its loop will not slip, and it is easily untied after being exposed to a strain. also see Running Bowline. |
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| Bowse | To pull downward on a rope or fall in order to provide more tautness. Heave means an upward pull and Haul means a horizontal pull. |
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| Bowsprit | A spar which projects forward from the bow of some boats, and extends the sail plan by allowing the headsails to be secured further forward. |
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| Box Off | In a square rigged ship, the act of hauling the head sheets to windward and laying the head-yards flat aback in order to bring the ships head out of the wind while tacking. This is done when helm action alone is insufficient. |
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| Box the Compass | To know and to be able to recite the points of a compass from north to south to north again, both clockwise and counter-clockwise. |
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| Brace | The operation of swinging round, by means of braces, the yards of a square rigged ship to set the sails more efficiently to the wind. |
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