10 Terms
Contributors in General boating
General boating
Axial fire
Boat; General boating
Fire oriented towards the ends of the ship; the opposite of broadside fire.
Paying
Boat; General boating
Filling a seam (with caulking or pitch), lubricating the running rigging; paying with slush (q.v.), protecting from the weather by covering with slush. See also: The Devil to pay. (French from paix, ...
Overfalls
Boat; General boating
Dangerously steep and breaking seas due to opposing currents and wind in a shallow area, or strong currents over a shallow rocky bottom.
Scuttling
Boat; General boating
Cutting a hole in an object or vessel, especially in order to sink a vessel deliberately.
Sounding
Boat; General boating
Measuring the depth of the water. Traditionally done by swinging the lead, now commonly by echo sounding.
Heeling
Boat; General boating
Heeling is the lean caused by the wind's force on the sails of a sailing vessel.
