General boating

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fireroom

Boat; General boating

The compartment in which the ship's boilers or furnaces are stoked and fired.

sick bay

Boat; General boating

The compartment reserved for medical purposes.

line

Boat; General boating

the correct nautical term for the majority of the cordage or "ropes" used on a vessel. A line will always have a more specific name, such as mizzen topsail halyard, which describes its use.

The crewmen assigned to take care of the ship while anchored or moored, charged with such duties as making sure that the anchor is holding and the vessel is not drifting. Most marine GPS units have ...

dayboard

Boat; General boating

The daytime identifier of an aid to navigation presenting one of several standard shapes (square, triangle, rectangle) and colors (red, green, white, orange, yellow, or black).

apparent wind

Boat; General boating

The combination of the true wind and the headwind caused by the boat's forward motion. For example, it causes a light side wind to appear to come from well ahead of the beam.