General boating

General boating

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buntline

Boat; General boating

One of the lines tied to the bottom of a square sail and used to haul it up to the yard when furling.

bimini top

Boat; General boating

Open-front canvas top for the cockpit of a boat, usually supported by a metal frame.

scuppers

Boat; General boating

Originally a series of pipes fitted through the ships side from inside the thicker deck waterway to the topside planking to drain water overboard, larger quantities drained through freeing ports, ...

halyard or halliard

Boat; General boating

Originally, ropes used for hoisting a spar with a sail attached; today, a line used to raise the head of any sail.

principal warfare officer (PWO)

Boat; General boating

One of a number of Warfare branch specialist officers.

On board a ship, all "stairs" are called ladders, except for literal staircases aboard passenger ships. Most "stairs" on a ship are narrow and nearly vertical, hence the name. Believed to be from the ...