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Heeling is the lean caused by the wind's force on the sails of a sailing vessel.
Industry:Boat
Group of men who handle ground tackle when the ship is anchoring or getting underway.
Industry:Boat
Great Lakes slang term for a vessel with a conveyor or some other method of unloading the cargo without shoreside equipment.
Industry:Boat
Greasy substance obtained by boiling or scraping the fat from empty salted meat storage barrels, or the floating fat residue after boiling the crew's meal. In the Royal Navy the perquisite of the cook who could sell it or exchange it (usually for alcohol) with other members of the crew. Used for greasing parts of the running rigging of the ship and therefore valuable to the master and bosun.
Industry:Boat
