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| Treenails | In wooden ship construction, these were cylindrical pins of oak which were used to secure the planks to her timbers. Pronounced "trennels". |
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| Trestle Trees | Two short pieces of timber fixed horizontally fore and aft on each side of the lower masthead of a square rigged vessel and used to support the topmast, the lower crosstrees, and the top. |
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| Triatic Stay | A stay leading from one mast, such as the main mast to another, such as the mizzen mast. |
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| Trice | To haul up by pulling downwards on a rope that is led through a block or sheave. |
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| Trice Up | The order or action of tying up hammocks in the morning, thus generally applied to putting one's berth and area into order for the day. |
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| Trick | A spell of duty connected with the navigation of a vessel; more particularly, at the wheel or look-out. |
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| Tricolor Light | A running light allowed on some sailboats instead of the normal bow and stern lights. The tricolor light contains the red and green side lights and the white stern light in a single fitting that is attached to the top of the mast. |
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| Trim | (1) To adjust the sails for best advantage. (2) Fore and aft balance of a boat. If either the bow or stern is depressed, the vessel is said to be down by the bow or down by the stern. (3) To trim is to adjust. It does not just apply to sheets. You can trim the boat or ship (i.e. improve it’s balance) |
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| Trim Tab | An adjustable section of the rudder that allows the rudder to be corrected for lee helm or weather helm. |
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| Trimaran | A multihulled boat with three hulls. |
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| Trip an Anchor | The act of breaking out the flukes of an anchor if they are caught on some obstruction, preventing it from being normally weighed. |
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| Tripline | A line attached to the crown of an anchor and used to help free it in the event it becomes fouled. |
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| Trolling | To fish by trailing a baited line from behind a slowly moving boat. |
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| Tropics | The region around the equator between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The tropics are known for their warm weather. |
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| Trough | The bottom of a wave, the valley between the crests. |
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