Escutcheon. The part of a vessel's stern where her name is written.
Even-keel. The situation of a vessel when she is so trimmed that she sits evenly upon the water, neither end being down more than the other.
Euvrou. A piece of wood, by which the legs of the crow-foot to an awning are extended. (See Uvrou.)
Eye. The circular part of a shroud or stay, where it goes over a mast.
Eye-bolt. A long iron bar, having an eye at one end, driven through a vessel's deck or side into a timber or beam, with the eye remaining out, to hook a tackle to. If there is a ring through this eye, it is called a ring-bolt.
An Eye-splice is a certain kind of splice made with the end of a rope. (See Plate 5 and page 45.)
Eyelet-hole. A hole made in a sail for a cringle or roband to go through.
The Eyes of a vessel. A familiar phrase for the forward part.
Face-pieces. Pieces of wood wrought on the fore part of the knee of the head.
Facing. Letting one piece of timber into another with a rabbet.