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bathyscaph

diving bell {bathyscaph}.

bilge

ship wastewater {bilge}.

buoy

anchored float {buoy}.

centerboard

A rectangular board {centerboard} can go up or down at center of small sailboats, to act as a keel.

davit

Curved arms {davit} on ship sides can raise and lower boats.

oarlock

U's {oarlock} can hold oar handles.

hydrophone

Telephones {hydrophone} can be for under water.

periscope

An extendable tube {periscope} can have lenses and mirrors or prisms, to see above water from submarines.

ribband

Wood or metal {ribband} can hold ship ribs during planking or plating.

running gear

non-permanent equipment {running gear}.

seine net

large vertical net {seine, net}.

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ballast

Weights {ballast} can be at ship bottoms for balance.

stabilizer

movable ballast {stabilizer}.

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grapnel

small three-hook anchor {grapnel}.

grappling iron

Large claws {grapple} {grappling hook} {grappling iron} can go over rails of adjacent ships.

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bow of boat

front {bow, boat}.

bulkhead

Watertight walls {bulkhead} can be between ship compartments.

catbird seat

lookout seat near main-mast top {catbird seat}.

companionway

Ship stairs {companionway} can go from deck to cabins.

conning tower

An armored raised command room {conning tower} can be under bridge.

crow's nest

Lookouts {crow's nest} can be near main-mast tops.

galley on boat

kitchen {galley}.

gangplank

Walkways {gangplank} can go from ship to dock.

gunwale

side top {gunwale} {gunnel}.

hatch

Openings {hatch} can go from deck to below.

mizzenmast

third mast {mizzenmast}.

sponson

A gun-platform part {sponson} can project over side, for more firing angles.

stateroom

ship or train compartment {stateroom}.

topgallant

above topmast and below royal mast {topgallant}.

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mooring

anchor or dock {mooring}.

drogue

Sea anchors {drogue}| can measure currents at different depths.

sea anchor

Canvas {sea anchor} over conical frame can act as a drag to reduce drift.

sheet anchor

large emergency anchor {sheet anchor}.

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hurricane deck

upper deck {hurricane deck}.

poop deck

aft deck {poop deck}.

quarterdeck

upper-deck rear {quarterdeck}.

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keel

Large main beam {keel, boat} can attach to hull.

keelson

Wood timber {keelson} can bolt to keel.

stemson

A wood timber {stemson} can bolt to stem and keelson, where they meet near bow.

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backstay

Wire {backstay} can go from mast top to stern.

hawser

towing or mooring rope {hawser}.

lifeline

Rope {lifeline} can go to drowning person.

ratline

Horizontal ropes {ratline} can allow climbing to sails.

rigging

mast and sail ropes and tackle {rigging}.

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fore-and-aft sail

four-sided sail {fore-and-aft sail}, like diamond.

gaff sail

four-sided sail {gaff, sail}.

lateen

sail {lateen}.

sailcloth

nylon sail fabric {sailcloth}.

sheet as sail

sail {sheet}.

spanker sail

Four-sided sails {spanker} can be on aft-most lower mast.

square rig

Square sails {square rig} can be set horizontally.

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spar

Wood or metal poles {spar} can hold sails.

bowsprit

Spars {bowsprit} can point forward from bow.

sprit

Diagonal spars {sprit} can be from peak across four-sided fore-and-aft sail.

yard of mast

Long poles {yard, mast} can be across mast.

yardarm

yard end {yardarm}.

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