1 Terms
Contributors in General boating
General boating
Righting couple
Boat; General boating
The force which tends to restore a ship to equilibrium once a heel has altered the relationship between her centre of buoyancy and her centre of gravity.
Best bower (anchor)
Boat; General boating
The larger of two anchors carried in the bow; so named as it was the last, best hope.
Above-water hull
Boat; General boating
The hull section of a vessel above the waterline, the visible part of a ship. Also, topsides.
Bearing
Boat; General boating
The horizontal direction of a line of sight between two objects on the surface of the earth. See also "absolute bearing" and "relative bearing".
Echo sounding
Boat; General boating
Measuring the depth of the water using a sonar device. Also see sounding and swinging the lead.
