Contributors in General boating
General boating
Receiver of wreck
Boat; General boating
A government official whose duty is to give owners of shipwrecks the opportunity to retrieve their property and ensure that law-abiding finders of wreck receive an appropriate reward.
Flatback
Boat; General boating
A Great Lakes slang term for a vessel without any self unloading equipment.
Crance
Boat; General boating
A fitting, mounted at the end of a bowsprit to which stays are attached.
Splice the mainbrace
Boat; General boating
A euphemism, it is an order given aboard naval vessels to issue the crew with a drink, traditionally grog.
Hank
Boat; General boating
A fastener attached to the luff of the headsail that attaches the headsail to the forestay. Typical designs include a bronze or plastic hook with a spring-operated gate, or a strip of cloth webbing ...
Skeg
Boat; General boating
A downward or sternward projection from the keel in front of the rudder. Protects the rudder from damage, and in bilge keelers may provide one "leg" of a tripod on which the boat stands when the tide ...
Holiday
Boat; General boating
A gap in the coverage of newly applied paint, slush, tar or other preservative.