Greave. To clean a ship's bottom by burning.
Gripe. The outside timber of the fore-foot, under water, fastened to the lower stem-piece. (See Plate 3.) A vessel gripes when she tends to come up into the wind.
Gripes. Bars of iron, with lanyards, rings and clews, by which a large boat is lashed to the ring-bolts of the deck. Those for a quarter-boat are made of long strips of matting, going round her and set taut by a lanyard.
Grommet. (See Plate 5 and page 46.) A ring formed of rope, by laying round a single strand.
Ground Tackle. General term for anchors, cables, warps, springs, &c.; everything used in securing a vessel at anchor.
Ground-tier. The lowest tier of casks in a vessel's hold.
Guess-warp, or Guess-rope. A rope fastened to a vessel or wharf, and used to tow a boat by; or to haul it out to the swinging-boom-end, when in port.
Gun-tackle Purchase. A purchase made by two single blocks. (See page 54.)
Gunwale. (Pronounced gun-nel.) The upper rail of a boat or vessel.
Guy. A rope attaching to anything to steady it, and bear it one way and another in hoisting.