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| Floating Dry Dock | A hollow platform or enclosure which can be partially flooded, placed under a vessel, then pumped dry to lift the vessel out of the water so that repairs may be made. |
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| Flood | (1) To fill a space (room) with water; (2) A rising tide. |
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| Floor | Lower part of a transverse frame running each side of the keelson to the bilges; a virtually horizontal platform extending to the ship's sides. |
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| Floorboards | The surface of the cockpit on which the crew stand. |
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| Flotilla | A squadron of small ships. |
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| Flotsam | Debris floating on the water surface; Any part of the wreckage of a ship or her cargo which is found floating on the surface of the sea. |
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| Flower of the Winds | Old expression for the engraving of the wind-rose on charts. |
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| Fluke | (1) The portion of an anchor that digs securely into the bottom, holding the boat in place. (2) The two triangular parts which make up a whale's tail. |
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| Fluky | Said of a wind when it is light and variable in direction, not blowing steadily from any direction. |
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| Flush Deck | A deck whose top side is flush. |
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| Fly | The wind direction indicator on the masthead. |
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| Fly Boat | Fast boat used for passenger and cargo traffic in fairly sheltered waters. |
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| Flyer | In sailboat racing, to take to opposite tack of the rest of the fleet when behind, hoping that the wind will shift to your benefit. |
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| Flying Bridge | The highest navigation bridge. It usually includes an added set of controls above the level of the normal control station for better visibility. |
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| Flying Dutchman | Old legend of a Dutch skipper who, in a strong gale, swore by Donner and Blitzen that he would beat into Table Bay in spite of God's wrath. His ship foundered and he was condemned to go on sailing eternally in his attempt to reach Table Bay. There was a superstition among sailors that anyone who set eyes upon this "ghost ship" would die by shipwreck. |
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