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KECKLING -
Winding small rope around a cable or hawser to prevent damage by chafing. 2. The
rope with which a cable is keckled.
KEDGE -To use an anchor to move a boat by hauling on the anchor rode; a basic anchor type.
KEEL
- The centerline of a boat running fore and aft; the backbone of a
vessel.
KEEL-HAUL - To drag a person backwards and forwards under a ship's keel, for certain offences.
KEEL
STEPPED - A mast that is stepped (placed) on the keel at the bottom of
the boat rather than on the deck. Keel stepped masts are considered sturdier
than deck stepped masts.
KEELSON - A structure of timbers or steel beams that are
bolted to the top of a keel to increase its strength. Also spelled kelson.
KELLET (SENTINEL) – A heavy weight attached in the
length of the anchor order to reduce the angle of pull at the anchor
KELTER - Good order and readiness
KENNING
- Sixteenth-century term for a sea distance at which high land could be
observed from a ship. Varied between 14 and 22 miles according to average
atmospheric conditions in a given area.
KETCH
- Two-masted boats, the after mast shorter, but with a ketch the after mast
is forward of the rudder post
KEY OF KEELSON -
Fictitious article for which greenhorns at sea are sometimes sent.
KILLICK
- Nautical name for an anchor. Originally, was a stone used as an
anchor.
KING
SPOKE - Marked top spoke on a wheel when the rudder is centered.
KIPPAGE -
Former name for the equipment of a vessel, and included the personnel.
KNEES - Supporting braces used for strength when two parts are joined.
KNOCKABOUT - A type of schooner without a bowsprit.
KNOCKDOWN –
The state of a sailing vessel which is heeled over with her sails in the water
KNOT
- A measure of speed equal to one nautical mile (6076 feet) per hour.
KNOT -
A fastening made by interweaving rope to form a stopper, to enclose or bind an
object, to form a loop or a noose, to tie a small rope to an object, or to tie
the ends of two small ropes together.
KRAKEN -Fabulous sea monster supposed to have been seen off coasts of America and Norway. Sometimes mistaken for an island. |
