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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.

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