Contributors in General boating
General boating
liner
Boat; General boating
Ship of the line: a major warship capable of taking its place in the main (battle) line of fighting ships. Hence modern term for prestigious passenger vessels: ocean liner.
king plank
Boat; General boating
The centerline plank of a laid deck. Its sides are often recessed, or nibbed, to take the ends of their parallel curved deck planks.
crow's nest
Boat; General boating
Specifically a masthead constructed with sides and sometimes a roof to shelter the lookouts from the weather, generally by whaling vessels, this term has become a generic term for what is properly ...
cuntline
Boat; General boating
The "valley" between the strands of a rope or cable. Before serving a section of laid rope e.g. to protect it from chafing, it may be "wormed" by laying yarns in the cuntlines, giving that section an ...
quarterdeck
Boat; General boating
The aftermost deck of a warship. In the age of sail, the quarterdeck was the preserve of the ship's officers.
knockdown
Boat; General boating
The condition of a sailboat being pushed abruptly to horizontal, with the mast parallel to the water surface.