I'm on a Boat... and under a boat... Flashcards
I’m on a boat. What is the front of the vessel called?
Bow
I’m on a boat. What is the back of the vessel called?
Stern
I’m on a boat. There is a thing rapidly spinning and propelling the vessel forward. What is it?
Propeller
I’m on a boat. What is the right side of the vessel (while facing the bow)?
Starboard
I’m on a boat. What is the left side of the boat (while facing the bow)?
Port
I’m on a boat. There are barnacles on the…. What do you call it? (the sides fo the boat)
Hull
I’m on a boat. I’m leaning on the - what’s it called - upper edge/rail thing.
Gunwale
I’m on a boat. There are ropes tied to connect this metal fastening on the dock to another on the boat.
Cleat
I’m on a boat. What’s the maximum width called?
Beam
I’m on a boat. I’m watching water lap against the side. What’s the distance from the water to where water could come onboard?
Freeboard
I’m on a boat. The captain says we can’t get closer to shore because the _____ of the vessel is deeper than the water.
Draft
I’m on a boat. A pirate boat. They caught me trying to take a bit of the booty beyond me share. Argh! They’re gonna punish me by pulling me across the spine of the ship, the _________.
Keel
I’m on a boat. There’s a pulley, but the captain insists I call it a ______, because “its the nautical term.”
Block
I’m on a boat. There’s this horizontal beam, which the captain has told me to use to extend the foot of a fore-and-aft sail. What’s it called?
Boom
I’m under a boat. A pirate boat. They’re dragging me across the keel, and I’m getting cut up by the barnacles affixed to the hull. What’s this torture?
Keelhauling
I’m still under a boat. I’m drowning. I was being keelhauled, but this stupid plank was in the way. It’s attached to the keel and is supposed to reduce leeway, but I can’t remember what it’s called.
Centerboard
I’m on a boat. What’s does leeway refer to?
The amount that a ship is blown leeward by the wind. Also the amount of open free sailing space available to leeward before encountering hazards.
I’m on a boat. There’s ropes. But the captain doesn’t call them ropes, he calls them ______.
Lines
I’m on a boat. I had to climb the center pole-thing and now I have a bunch of splinters. What’s the stupid thing called?
Mast
I’m on a boat. A small boat. It’s attached to a bigger boat by this line, and the captain uses the same line to tie the small boat to the dock. What’s the line called?
Painter line
I’m on a boat. My hand is on the tiller, so I’m moving the _______.
Rudder
I’m on a boat. There’s these metal fittings that are used to connect sails to halyards. What are they called?
Shackles
I’m on a boat. There are these wires that hold the mast upright (the front one is the forestay).
Shrouds and stays
I’m on a boat. What are these struts attached to the mast to increase the holding power of the shrouds and stays?
Spreader
I’m on a boat. I’m steering the boat with the rudder. What am I holding?
Tiller
I’m on a boat. A motorboat. I’m steering the boat. What am I holding?
Wheel
I’m on a boat. There’s this thing which is used to pull stuff up from below. It’s like a big fishing reel. What’s it called?
Winch
I’m on a boat. The mess hall is abaft the mast, meaning that it’s ______
toward the stern relative to the mast.
I’m on a boat. The navigation room is afore the mast, meaning that it’s ______
toward the bow relative to the mast.
I’m on a boat. The captain tells me that the bolt rope is fraying. What is the bolt rope?
A rope, sewn on to reinforce the edges of a sail
Stays run _____
fore-and-aft
Shrouds run ______
Athwartship
