Glossary
boom-crutch a support on which to rest the boom of a sailing boat
bosun's chair chair used to winch someone light up a mast
clew lower aft corner of a fore-and-aft sail
cradle support designed to fit a boat's hull for laying up
dolly lump of iron held against a nail head when riveting
half-model carved 3 dimensional model used to visualise a boat's shape
fairlead deck fitting to keep warps from chafing on gunwales
to fit out to paint, polish and generally make a boat ready for sea
gooseneck fitting at the point where a boom attaches to a mast
grapnel anchor
gunwale topmost plank or section of a hull of a boat
knee triangular strengthening piece cut from a natural bend, usually oak
land joint in clinker boatbuilding where a plank overlaps the one underneath
to lay up to remove a boat from water for winter
mainsheet rope (usually on blocks) to guide the angle of a boom when sailing
mould shape around which planks are bent to form a boat's hull
niggy wooden triangular bilge support; also known as a Frenchman
party Cornish term for a 'bit of stuff'
port facing the bow, the boat's left hand side
rib a frame bracing the interior of a wooden boat
riveting to make a nail fasten by roving it over
rowlock hooped holder on a boat's gunwale into which an oar slots
stanchion vertical support carrying guardwires around a boat's gunwale
starboard opposite side to port
tabernacle box-like support in which the foot of the mast is secured
thwart a bench or seat spanning a boat
neap tides slowest tides in a lunar month, occurring in 2nd and 4th quarters of a moon
spring tides fastest flowing, biggest tides in 1st and 3rd quarter
strongback ridgepole spanning a boat's length, to keep a winter cover clear of deck
transom the stern of a boat
