calking—Stuffing the seams of wooden ships with oakum.
can buoy—A buoy which shows above water the form of a cylinder.
canoe—A light boat propelled by paddles. Sometimes sails are also used.
capstan—A kind of windlass sometimes found on ships, and used principally for raising the anchor.
caravel—A ship commonly in use in the “age of discovery”; that is, during the 15th Century. Columbus’s Santa Maria was one of these. For illustration see [frontispiece].
careen—The operation of tilting a ship over to one side or the other by means of tackle led from her masts to points at some distance from her side.
cargo liner—A freight ship that sails on schedule dates over a given route, as passenger liners do.
carrick bend—A knot. For illustration see page [193].
carvel—A method of small boat-building in which the board coverings present a smooth surface.
catamaran—A boat made up of two parallel and equal hulls held together by a framework.