General boating

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Cunt splice

Boat; General boating

A join between two lines, similar to an eye-splice, where each rope end is joined to the other a short distance along, making an opening which closes under tension.

Hardtack

Boat; General boating

A hard and long-lasting dry biscuit, used as food on long journeys. Also called ship's biscuit.

Advance note

Boat; General boating

A note for one month's wages issued to sailors on their signing a ship's articles.

Scud

Boat; General boating

A name given by sailors to the lowest clouds, which are mostly observed in squally weather.

A nautical term for a Great Lakes ship designed to carry her own deck load of lumber and to tow one or two barges. The barges were big old schooners stripped of their masts and running gear to carry ...

Gangplank

Boat; General boating

A movable bridge used in boarding or leaving a ship at a pier; also known as a "brow".

Capstan

Boat; General boating

A large winch with a vertical axis. A full-sized human-powered capstan is a waist-high cylindrical machine, operated by a number of hands who each insert a horizontal capstan bar in holes in the ...