Maritime terms starting with K

5 terms

1. Keel The main support of a vessel frame, extending from bow to stern. The part of the vessel that’s in the water.
2. Kick Line A line used to hold stern of towboat while backing in order to kick the head out into the stream.
3. Kill out Tow (Kill Her Out) To back up with towboat until headway is stopped.
4. Knockout Single To uncouple the barges from the towboat and lay along side the barge(s) during lockage. Also called a “set over single”.
5. Kort Nozzle A funnel shaped structure built around the propellers of towboats to concentrate the water flow to and from the propellers.