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Sailing Vessel Illustrated

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1. PULPIT (front safety rail)   2. FORESTAY (front wire supporting mast)  3. FAIRLEAD (to pass ropes through)   4. BOW ROLLER or STEMHEAD FITTING   5. ANCHOR WELL or LOCKER  6. GUARD RAIL (wire running around boat)  7. CLEAT (to attach rails to)   8. WINDLASS (winch for anchor)  9. JACKSTAY (to clip safety harness to)   10. SPINNAKER POLE   11. FORE DECK    12. STANTION   13. FENDER   14. FOREHATCH  15. INNER FORESTAY (baby stay)   16. VENTILATOR   17. LIFERAFT   18. BLOCKS (pulleys)   19. MAST STEP (bottom of mast)   20. COACHROOF  21. GRABRAIL (handrail)  22. GOOSENECK  23. WINCH  24 MAST  25. BOOM   26 KICKING STRAP   27. SIDE DECK  28. CHAIN PLATE  29. RIGGING SCREW or BOTTLE SCREW  30. SHROUDS      31. DECK FILLER (fuel or water)   32. STEM (sharp bit between deck and water)  33. FOREFOOT (where stem and keel meet)  34. KEEL   35. SKEG   36. RUDDER   37. STERN (back)   38. DRAFT (depth of water of ‘what she draws’)   39. CAVITA LINE (decorative line)    40. BOW (front)  41. TOPSIDES (between water and deck)  42. BOOT TOP (painted band just above water)

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1. DAN BUOY (emergency marker)  2. LIFEBUOY   3. KEDGE ANCHOR (secondary anchor)  4. PUSHPIT (rear safety rail)   5. AFTER DECK   6. DODGERS (to keep spray out)  7. STERN LOCKER   8. FAIRLEAD (to pass ropes through)   9. DINGHY PAINTER (rope to tie-up dinghy)   10. THWART (seat)  11. BAILER (to bail water out)   12. ROWLOCK (‘rollock’)  13. TRANSOM (flat back of boat)  14. DINGHY or TENDER   15. TILLER   16. TILLER EXTENSION   17. LIFE RAFT STOWAGE  18. COAMING  19. COCKPIT SOLE (floor)   20. COCKPIT  21. COCKPIT LOCKER   22. ENGINE CONTROLS  23. MAIN SHEET   24 MAIN SHEET TRACK  25. SHEET WINCH  26 WASH BOARDS (drop in boards)  27. COMPANIONWAY (main entrance)   28. TOE RAIL or GUNWALE (‘gunnel’ – top edge of hull)  29. RUBBING STRAKE (bumper)  30. JAMMERS

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1. ANCHOR LOCKER, ANCHOR WELL or CHAIN LOCKER (Often where the main anchor [bower] is stowed. Anchor cable is sometimes kept here or in a separate chain locker)   2. FORWARD BULKHEAD   3. FORE CABIN, FORE PEAK or FO’C’SLE (cabin in the bows)  4. CEILING (cabin sides)  5. SAIL LOCKER (sometimes aft)  6. PIPE COT (folding bed)   7. LEE-CLOTH (stops you falling out of bed)  8. BULKHEAD (wall)  9. HANGING LOCKER (wardrobe – if used for wet oilies it is called a wet locker)   10. HEADS (lavatory)   11. SEACOCKS (valves to let water in and out)  12. PILOT BERTH  13. MAIN SALOON (cabin)  14. LOCKER (cupboard)  15. SETEE BERTH  16. CABIN SOLE (floor)   17. BILGE (where the bottom of the boat joins the sides or the space under the sole)

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1. COMPANIONWAY (entrance to cabin)   2. WASH BOARDS (drop in boards)   3. FIRE EXTINGUISHER  4. FLARES (not always here)  5. COMPANIONWAY STEPS   6. FIRE BLANKET   7. QUARTER BERTH (bed)  8. DECK HEAD (ceiling)  9. CHART TABLE (navigation area)  10. GALLEY (kitchen)   11. ICE BOX or COOL BOX  12. GIMBALLED STOVE (swings with the ships movements)  13. SAFETY STRAP FOR COOK  14. HALF-BULKHEADS 15. GRAB RAILS   16. LOCKERS (cupboards)  17. CABIN SOLE (floor)

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