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| Open | A location that is not sheltered from the wind and seas. An open location would not make a good anchorage. |
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| Ordinary Seaman (OS) | An apprentice Able Seaman, assists AB's, bosun, and officers, keeps facilities clean. |
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| Orlop | Name given to the lowest deck in a ship. |
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| Out of Trim | Sails that are not properly arranged for the point of sail that the boat is on. The sails may be luffing or have improper sail shape, or the boat may be heeling too much. These conditions will slow the boat down. |
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| Out Point | To sail closer to the wind than another boat on the same tack. |
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| Outboard | (1) Toward or beyond the boat's sides. (2) A detachable engine mounted on a boat's stern. |
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| Outdrive | A propulsion system for boats with an inboard engine operating an exterior drive, with drive shaft, gears, and propeller; also called stern-drive and inboard/outboard. |
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| Outer Skin | The outside plating of a vessel. |
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| Outhaul | A control line that adjusts tension along the foot of the sail, pulling the clew away from the tack; used to maintain proper sail shape. |
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| Outrigger | A structure which extends outboard beyond the edge of the hull for some special purpose. Some Polynesian canoes use outriggers to support an "ama" or small secondary hull, while fishing boats may use outriggers to suspend lines or nets over the water. |
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| Overboard | In the water outside of the vessel. |
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| Overfall | Dangerously steep and breaking seas due to opposing currents and wind in a shallow area. |
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| Overhang | The area of the bow or stern projecting above and beyond a perpendicular from the water line at stem or stern. |
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| Overhaul | (1) Repairing or refitting. (2) To overtake another ship at sea. (3) To extend a tackle so that distance between blocks is increased. |
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| Overhead | Nautical equivalent of ceiling |
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