(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports)  This non-slipping knot takes its name from the line attached to the front part of a boat
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Monkey's fist - Wikipedia  A monkey's fist or monkey paw is a type of knot, so named because it looks somewhat like a ... The monkey's fist knot is most often used as the weight in a heaving line. ... The other end of the lightweight line would be attached to a heavier-weight line, ... Because of its use as a lifeline thrown from boat to boat, this knot was...
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Jeopary Questions page 681 - THE CIVIL WAR - TriviaBistro.com  GETTING KNOTTY: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports) This non-slipping knot takes its name from the line attached to the front part of a boat.
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Line Joining Knots - Take Me Fishing  Line Joining Knots. Knot tying is not just line to hook, it is also tying line to line. And when it's called for, you need a really good knot. Learn how to tie line joining...
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18 locals are awarded Carnegie Medal for their brave deeds helping ...  Jun 30, 2015 ... Recipients of Carnegie Medal are awarded financial grants for their .... and was able to pull him onto his boat with a life ring attached to a line. ... Call of duty: Cheryl Crecelius (above) saved two men from their ... the front door of the car so she got in through the back passenger side ... Heisler did not survive.
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Articles | FIVE KNOTS EVERY BOATER SHOULD KNOW - The ...  FIVE KNOTS EVERY BOATER SHOULD KNOW - While not generally ... get your safe-boating license, this short list of must-know knots should be a part ... Fishing Reports ... Take the line to the ear of the cleat farthest from its opposite end, and take ... What's nice about the Bowline is it doesn't slip or jam, which means it's as...
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Boat propelled with a pole | Crossword Puzzle Clue ...  Clue: Boat propelled with a pole. We have 1 possible answer for the clue Boat propelled with a pole which appears 1 time in our database.
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Bowline Knot | How to tie a Bowline Knot | Boating Knots  Bowline Knot Tying Animation (boating) ... 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Structure ... Form a small loop leaving enough rope for the desired loop size. ... Its principal shortcoming is that it cannot be tied, or untied, when there is a load on the standing end. ... The knot is tied around part of the loop instead of around the Standing End. It is...
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Noose Knot | How to tie the Noose Knot | Basics Knots  Noose Knot Tying Animation (basics) ... Tuck a bight of the standing end through the loop. ... It has been used as a snare to catch small animals. ... The Hangman's Knot is related to the simple Noose except that many turns are ... as easily by passing the end round the object and using the short end to tie a Half Hitch around...
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TopKayaker.Net: Calculating Ferry Angles & Crossing Currents by ...  AHOY THERE! ... the water. This means that your kayak's bow is not pointing at its destination. ... Naturally at some point there will be an upstream paddle at the end of the leg. .... You can read Knots as MPH and Nautical Miles as Statute Miles if that will help you, but remember, 1 Knot does not equal one Mile Per Hour.
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How to Sail a Boat (with Pictures) - wikiHow  you may be in trouble. ... Hull: The hull is the body of the boat and consists of everything below the deck. ... Painter: This is a line positioned at the front of small boats. ... tiller, the rudder directs the boat in the direction you would like the boat to go. .... The jib will form a curve or pocket; trim the sail until the front edge just stops...
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Nautical and Maritime Origins of Common Phrases - Google Groups  Jan 13, 1999 ... other common phrases that may have their origins in nautical and .... to "at large", ie free Anyway it evolved to mean this way and that way to ... Two blocks (pulleys) pulled completely together. ...... has a port and a starboard brace. ...... adding "-s", with an occasional modification of what precedes it, and
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Appendix:Glossary of nautical terms - Wiktionary  Two such lights are displayed by a ship over 150 feet in length. anchor watch - Making sure ... beam - The beam of a ship is its width at the widest point, or a point ... (quoted from A Sea of Words); bowline - A type of knot, producing a strong loop ... extending the full width of the vessel, which houses a command centre, itself...
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Naval Terminology A-K - San Diego Navy History  Jun 11, 2005 ... Term used to acknowledge receipt of a command or order from senior. ... (1) To secure a line to a fixed point; (2) order to disregard a previous order ... To join two lines together; the type of knot so used. ... A spar rigged out from the side of an anchored or moored ship to which boats are tided when not in use.
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Boating Navigation: Aids to Navigation - BOATERexam.com  Keep this marker on your left (port) side when proceeding in the upstream (returning from sea) ... Red and green lateral marker, marked with the letter C on the right. ... Keep the red markers on your right side when returning upstream from sea.
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Glossary of Nautical Terms - Free Online Boating Safety Course  One definition is a small craft carried aboard a ship. Boat hook. A short shaft with a fitting at one end shaped to ... A placard permanently mounted on the stern describing the total weight limit allowed onboard. Includes people, engine, fuel & gear that can be safely carried. .... A detachable engine mounted on a boat's stern.
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Terminology; defines the most important sailing terms.  A spar that supports the foot of the mainsail; as in: The reef lines and: outhaul may be ... bow. The forward part of a boat also called 'the pointy end'; as in: Go to the bow: to ... hold it up when the sail is not set; as in: If the boom is too low after we furl the main .... Sailboat showing names of sails, hull, keel, rudder, bow, stern,.
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Bow (ship) - Wikipedia  The bow /ba/ is the forward part of the hull of a ship or boat, the point that is usually most forward when the vessel is underway. Both of the adjectives fore and forward mean towards the bow. The other end of the boat is the stern. ... A raked stem can help to reduce the wetness of the bow. Aside from making the deck...
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Glossary - America's Boating Course  To remove water by scooping it out with a bucket. ... The inboard end of a line, chain, or cable; the end made fast to the vessel, ... they form a sharp bend in the hull rather than the gradual turn of the round bottom. ... Wedge or block to keep an object from moving. .... Flattened end of an anchor arm which bites into the ground.
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Naval Terms & Phraseology - The Goat Locker  We also used several nautical novels, such as Mr. Dana's Two Years Before the Mast, .... Binnacle List  The binnacle list gets its name from the old nautical practice of ... Sailors who found these cannon balls rolling about the deck now knew just ... Sometimes a small settlement would build a tower to induce a train to stop...
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What is the slang meaning of Nautical Mile, slang definition of ...  Nautical mile (n): a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; histo: ... Distance at sea is measured in nautical miles, which are about 6076 feet, ... Knot means: A measure of speed equal to one nautical mile (6076 feet) per hour.
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J! Archive - Show #4243, aired 2003-01-29  A typical warm winter wind of Switzerland is called Schneefresser, ... boat in on this side of the dock, meaning the side the wind reaches last...