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* $90 THOMPSON'S COAST PILOT. Freshen the ballast, divide or separate it. Fresh way. When a ship increases her velocity, she is said to get Sresh way. Full, the situation of the sails when they are kept distended by the wind. Full and by, the situation of a ship, with regard to the wind, when close-hauled, and sailing so as neither to steer too nigh the direction, nor to deviaté to leeward. To furl, to wrap or to roll a sail a up to the yard or stay to which it belongs, and to wind a cord round it to keep it fast. GAGE oF THE SaxrP, her depth of water, or what water she draws. To gain the wind, to arrive on the weather side, or to windward of some ship or fleet in sight, when both are sailing as near the wind as possible. Gammon the bowsprit, secure it by turns of a strong rope passed round it, and into the cutwater, to prevent it from having too much motion. Gangway, that part of a ship's side, both within and without, by which persons enter and depart. _ Garboard streak, the first range or streak of planks laid in a ship's bottom next the keel. Gasket, the rope which is passed round the sail, to bind it to ue yard, when it is furled. Io gather, A ship is said to gather on another as she comes nearer to her. Gimbleting, the action of turning the anchor round by the stock, so that the motion of the stock appears similar to that of the handle of a gimblet, when employed to turn the wire. Girt. The ship is girt with her cables when she is too tight moored. To give chase to, to pursue a ship or fleet. Goose-wings of a sail, the clews or lower corners of a ship's mainsail or foresail, when the middle part is furled or tied up to the yard. Grappling-tron, a thing in the nature of an anchor, with four or six flukes to it. Grave, to burn off the filth from a ship's bottom. Gripe of a ship, that thin part of her which is under the counter, and to which the stern-post joins. --The ship gripes, that | is, turns her head too much to the wind. Grommet, a piece of rope laid into a circular -- and used for large boats' oars instead of rowlocks, and also for many other purposes, Grounding, the laying the ship ashore, in order to repair her. It is also applied to running aground accidentally. Ground tackle, every thing belonging to a ship's anchorsgand which are , necessary for anchoring or mooring; such as cables, hawsers, tow- lines, warps, buoy-ropes, etc. Ground-tier, that is, the tier of water casks which is lowest in the hold, and is among the shingle ballast.