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Boat
Dealing with relatively small, usually open, waterbound craft.
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clean slate
Boat; General boating
At the helm, the watch keeper would record details of speed, distances, headings, etc. on a slate. At the beginning of a new watch the slate would be wiped clean.
bulkhead
Boat; General boating
An upright wall within the hull of a ship. Particularly a watertight, load-bearing wall.
day beacon
Boat; General boating
An unlighted fixed structure which is equipped with a dayboard for daytime identification.
let go and haul
Boat; General boating
An order indicating that the ship is now on the desired course relative to the wind and that the sails should be trimmed ('hauled') to suit.
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