enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Idle air control actuator - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idle_air_control_actuator

    An idle air control actuator or idle air control valve (IAC actuator/valve) is a device commonly used in fuel-injected vehicles to control the engine's idling rotational speed . [1] In carburetted vehicles a similar device known as an idle speed control actuator is used.

  3. Dorade box - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorade_box

    The grey area indicates the deck of the boat. A dorade box (also called a dorade vent , collector box , cowl vent , or simply a "ventilator") is a type of vent that permits the passage of air in and out of the cabin or engine room of a boat while keeping rain, spray, and sea wash out.

  4. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_nautical_terms...

    1. A towed or self-propelled flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river, canal or coastal transport of heavy goods. 2. Admiral ' s barge: A boat (or aircraft) at the disposal of an admiral (or other high ranking flag officer) for his or her use as transportation between a larger vessel and the shore, or within a harbor. In Royal Navy service ...

  5. Seacock - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seacock

    Engine room sea water valves. A seacock is a valve on the hull of a boat or a ship, permitting water to flow into the vessel, such as for cooling an engine or for a salt water faucet; or out of the boat, such as for a sink drain or a toilet.

  6. Cockpit (sailing) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockpit_(sailing)

    Cockpit of a small sailing boat. A cockpit is a name for the location of controls of a vessel. While traditionally an open well in the deck of a boat outside any deckhouse or cabin, [1] in modern boats it may refer to an enclosed area. [2]

  7. Boom (sailing) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boom_(sailing)

    When the boat is running away from the wind the sheet will be fully eased and so the kicker becomes the primary means of controlling sail twist. The preventer , prevents the boom from jibing. This line is run from a point on the boom to a point forward such as a deck cleat or the base of a stanchion.

  8. Engine order telegraph - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine_order_telegraph

    Traditional EOTs required a pilot wanting to change speed to "ring" the telegraph on the bridge, moving the handle to a different position on the dial.

  9. Kingston valve - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston_valve

    Normally, the tank is flooded when the Kingston valve is opened, usually hydraulically from the control room. This Kingston valve then is left open until time to surface comes. This is because a slight leak of air from the air line provided to blow the tank into the vent riser could slowly make the boat more buoyant.