Anchor | device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of fluke that digs into the bottom
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Bow | the forward part of a ship / boat
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Bridge | structure carrying a pathway or roadway over a depression or obstacle
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Bulkhead | wall built parallel to the shoreline, usually near or at the high-water mark, to mitigate wave and current erosion of the uplands, and often used as a retaining wall to keep uplands from becoming submerged lands. "Bulkhead." Def. The Dock Manual.1999
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Buoy | floating object moored to the bottom to mark a channel or something (as a shoal) lying under the water
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Catwalk | narrow walkway (as long as a bridge)
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Channel | strait or narrow sea between two close landmasses
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Cleat | wooden or metal fitting usually with two projecting horns around which a rope may be made fasten.
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Current | tidal or non-tidal movement of lake or ocean water
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Decking | also, called planking or deck boards, this is what forms the docks upper horizontal surface, usually made from wood, but it could also be plastic, a wood-and-plastic composite, steel, or concrete. "Decking." Def. The Dock Manual.1999
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Dinghy | small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
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Fender | cushion (as foam rubber or a wood float) between a boat and a dock or between two boats that lessens shock and prevents chafing
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Floating Dock | dock that floats on the water and can be partly submerged to permit entry of a ship and raised to keep the ship high and dry.
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Gangway | the opening by which a ship is boarded
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Helm | lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering
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Hull | the frame or body of a ship or boat
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Keel | the chief structural member of a boat or ship that extends longitudinally along the center of its bottom and that often projects from the bottom
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Mast | long pole or spar rising from the keel or deck of a ship and supporting the yards, booms, and rigging
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Mooring | device (as a line or chain) by which an object is secured in place.
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Outboard Motor | small internal combustion engine with propeller integrally attached for mounting at the stern of a small boat
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Pier | structure (as a breakwater) extending into navigable water for us as a landing place or promenade or to protect or form a harbor.
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Pile | long slender column usually of timber, steel, or reinforced concrete driven into the ground to carry a vertical load.
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PWC | Personal WaterCraft, small boats such as Jet Skis and Sea-Doos powered by impeller-driven jetted water. "PWC." Def. The Dock Manual.1999
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Rudder | an underwater blade that is positioned at the stern of a boat or ship and controlled by its helm and that when turned causes the vessel's head to turn in the same direction
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Salvage | the act of saving or rescuing a ship or its cargo
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Site Evaluation | status report on the existing waterfront, and an inventory and activity list of present uses (and / or a wish list of proposed uses). "Site Evaluation." Def. The Dock Manual.1999
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Slip | water-based parking spot for a boat, typically enclosed on three sides. "Slip." Def. The Dock Manual.1999
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Stern | the rear end of a ship / boat
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Swim Platform | free floating dock used primarily for swimming.
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Tide | the alternate rising and falling of the surface of the ocean and of water bodies
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Turnbuckle | device that usually consists of a link with screw threads at both ends, that is turned to rbing the ends closer together, and that is used for tightening a rod or stay
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Wake | the track left by a moving body (as a ship / boat) in a fluid (as water)
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Winch | any of various machines or instruments for hauling or pulling; especially: a power machine with one or more drums on which to coil a rope, cable, or chain for hauling or hoisting
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