9 Terms
Contributors in General boating
General boating
Companionway
Boat; General boating
A raised and windowed hatchway in the ship's deck, with a ladder leading below and the hooded entrance-hatch to the main cabins.
Folding propeller
Boat; General boating
A propeller with folding blades, furling to reduce drag on a sailing vessel when not in use.
Bitt or bitts
Boat; General boating
A post or pair mounted on the ship's bow, for fastening ropes or cables.
Horn timber
Boat; General boating
A fore-and-aft structural member of the hull sloping up and backwards from the keel to support the counter.
Pontoon
Boat; General boating
A flat-bottomed vessel used as a ferry, barge, car float or a float moored alongside a jetty or a ship to facilitate boarding.
Buoy
Boat; General boating
A floating object of defined shape and color, which is anchored at a given position and serves as an aid to navigation.
