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WEB FRAM E A frame that has a deep web, usually a
main strength member.
WET EXHAUST - This term refers to an exhaust
system where the cooling seawater is mixed with the
exhaust gases just after the riser. This mixture is then
ejected from.ports located in the transom.
WHARF - a man-made structure bounding the edge of
a dock and built along the shoreline.
WHIPPING - The act of wrapping the end of a piece of
rope with small line, tape or plastic to prevent it from
fraying.
WINDLASS - A device used to raise and lower the
anchor.
WINDWARD - Toward the direction from which the
wind is coming.
YAW - To swing off course, as when due to the impact
of a following or quartering sea.
YAWL
A two-masted sailboat with the small mizzen
mast stepped abaft the rubber post.
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