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2. Cuddy (cabin) - Wikipedia

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   A cuddy is a small room or cupboard, particularly on a boat. [1] Sometimes a cuddy refers to a small but cosy hut. [2] The origin of the term is not clear. Cuddy was in use in colonial America as early as 1655. [3] The term may derive from the Dutch kajuit, meaning a small cabin, or from the French cahute, meaning a hut. [4]

3. Anchor windlass - Wikipedia

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   The anchor is shackled to the anchor cable (US anchor chain), the cable passes up through the hawsepipe, through the pawl, over the windlass gypsy (US wildcat) down through the "spurling pipe" to the chain/cable locker under the forecastle (or poop if at the stern (US fantail)) - the anchor bitts are on a bulkhead in the cable locker and the bitter end of the cable is connected to the bitts ...

4. Watercraft - Wikipedia

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   Watercraft can be grouped into surface vessels, which include ships, yachts, boats, hydroplanes, wingships, unmanned surface vehicles, sailboards and human-powered craft such as rafts, canoes, kayaks and paddleboards; [3] underwater vessels, which include submarines, submersibles, unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), wet subs and diver ...

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7. Gaff rig - Wikipedia

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   The boat builder can compensate for this at design stage, e.g. by shifting the keel slightly aft, or having two jibs to counter the effect. The gaff-cutter is in fact a very popular sailplan for small craft. [citation needed] The helmsman can reduce weather helm significantly, simply by sheeting out the mainsail. Sheeting out may appear to ...