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Anchor watch:
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Time spent in the wheelhouse to make sure the boat does not drag anchor and start to move.
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Bow:
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The front of the boat.
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Bunk:
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A bed.
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Cabin or house:
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The living area on a working boat.
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Chumming for fish:
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Vomiting over the side of the rail
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Climbing mountains:
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Climbing up waves that are the size
of the boat or bigger. |
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Crab pots:
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Traps which consists of a steel frame covered with a nylon mesh. They are set in strings on the bottom of the ocean to catch crab.
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Drop the hook:
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Dropping and setting the boat’s anchor.
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Galley:
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The kitchen and dining area.
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Greenhorn:
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A first time fisherman.
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Head:
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The bathroom.
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In the trough:
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The space in between waves. The boat will naturally fall into a “trough” while drifting. When drifting in the “trough” the boat is parallel with the swell and will rock from side to side.
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Jogging:
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When the boat engines are at lower rpm. Jogging is often used to hold the boat in a safe position during bad weather.
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Lazy swell:
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Waves that are far apart with not much wind.
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Making ice:
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When ocean spray from waves freezes on the boat.
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Master Baiter:
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A name given to a Green Horn once they have mastered the art of filling bait jars or baiting halibut hooks.
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On the crab:
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When fishing is great and the pots are full.
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Portside:
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The left side of the boat facing the bow.
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Prop Wash:
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An essential cleaning agent. If the ship is low on Prop Wash, it is the job of the Greenhorn to go into town to buy more.
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Radar Navigator:
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A fisherman who relies too heavily on the radar to navigate instead of his own knowledge of charts and other instruments.
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Rollie Pollie:
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Middle size waves with a slight wind at the side of the boat.
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Screamer:
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A captain who screams at his crew.
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Skipper or skip:
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The captain.
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Skunked:
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Pulling up an empty pot.
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Sloppy-choppy:
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Waves that have no real pattern
and seem to be coming from different directions. |
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Starboard:
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The right side of the boat.
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Stateroom:
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A bedroom.
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Stern or aft:
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The back of the boat.
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Twin Screw:
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A boat with two propellers instead of one.
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Variable to Terrible:
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Often when the forecast predicts “Variable Winds”, it means the weather could get worse.
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Wheelhouse:
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Where the captain drives the boat.
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Wheel watch:
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When a crew member takes a turn driving the boat.
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Whitecaps:
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When the wind is blowing strong enough to produce a crest of foam on waves.
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