Stern-post. (See Plate 3.) The aftermost timber in a ship, reaching from the after end of the keel to the deck. The stem and stern-post are the two extremes of a vessel's frame.
Inner stern-post. A post on the inside, corresponding to the stern-post.
Stern-sheets. The after part of a boat, abaft the rowers, where the passengers sit.
Stiff. The quality of a vessel which enables it to carry a great deal of sail without lying over much on her side. The opposite to crank.
Stirrups. Ropes with thimbles at their ends, through which the foot-ropes are rove, and by which they are kept up toward the yards.
Stock. A beam of wood, or a bar of iron, secured to the upper end of the shank of an anchor, at right angles with the arms. An iron stock usually goes with a key, and unships.
Stocks. The frame upon which a vessel is built.
Stools. Small channels for the dead-eyes of the backstays.
Stopper. A stout rope with a knot at one end, and sometimes a hook at the other, used for various purposes about decks; as, making fast a cable, so as to overhaul. (See Cat Stopper, Deck Stopper.)
Stopper Bolts. Ring-bolts to which the deck stoppers are secured.