|
Use the box below to search for a specific Term |
|
|
| w |
| There are 88 entries in the glossary. |
| Pages: << < 1 2 3 4 5 6 > >> |
| Water Ballast | Sea water used for ballast, let into the double bottom, or into a water-ballast tank, or trimming tanks. |
| | |
| Water Breaker | Small cask used for carrying drinking water in a boat. |
| | |
| Water Stop | A dowel driven through a hole that is drilled across a seam, to prevent leakage, usually in structural members. |
| | |
| Waterline | The line where the water comes to on the hull of a boat. Design waterline is where the waterline was designed to be, load waterline is the waterline when the boat is loaded, and the painted waterline is where the waterline was painted. Actual waterline is where the waterline really is at any given time. |
| | |
| Waterline Length | The length of the boat at the waterline. |
| | |
| Waterlogged | Completely filled with water. |
| | |
| Watertight Bulkhead | A bulkhead that will not let water pass from one side of it to the other. |
| | |
| Watertight Compartment | A compartment having a watertight bulkhead at each end. |
| | |
| Waterway | A river, canal or other body of water that boats can travel on. |
| | |
| Wave | Oscillations of the sea caused by wind blowing along the surface and moving in the direction from which the wind blows. |
| | |
| Waveson | Goods floating on surface of sea after a wreck. |
| | |
| Way | A vessel's movement through the water; such as headway, sternway, or leeway. |
| | |
| Way Enough | Order given to a boat's crew when going alongside under oars. Denotes that boat has sufficient way, and that oars are to be placed inside the boat. |
| | |
| Waypoint | A charted feature or chosen position on a chart |
| | |
| Ways | The framework of timber, etc., on which a vessel is built, from which she is launched into the water. |
| | |
|
