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| Gangway | A narrow portable platform used as a passage, by persons entering or leaving a vessel moored alongside a pier. |
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| Garboard | The first plank on the outer hull of a wooden vessel next to the keel. In steel ships, the plating next to the keel, or what is known as strake A. |
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| Garnet | On a square-rigged ship, a tackle used for hoisting casks and provisions. |
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| Garters | Slang for the leg irons which were used to secure men under punishment. |
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| Gasket | Ties used to tie up the sails when they are furled to the boom or yards. |
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| Gate Valve | A valve with a faucet type handle used to restrict the flow of water in a line |
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| Gear | A general term for ropes, blocks, tackle, equipment, instruments, riggings, any apparatus used aboard ship; clothing and other personal items taken aboard ship |
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| Gel Coat | The outer resin surface of a fiberglass boat, usually colored. |
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| Gellywatte | Old term for the boat used by the captain to go ashore. |
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| General Quarters | The positions and functions assigned to every member of ship's company to manage emergencies or fight the ship; also, the order spoken to take such positions. |
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| Gennaker | A large sail that is a cross between a spinnaker and a genoa. Hoisted without a pole, the tack is attached at the bottom of the headstay. |
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| Genoa | A large foresail or jib that overlaps the mainsail. Also known as a genny. Can be expressed in percentages of overlap, e.g. 150 Genoa is 50% overlap of the mainsail. |
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| Get Spliced | Slang for getting married. A splice joins two lines together permanently. |
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| Ghosting | To make headway when there is no apparent wind. |
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| Gimbals | A system by which an object such as a compass is suspended so that it remains horizontal as the boat heels. |
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