LEE-BOARD. A board fitted to the lee side of flat-bottomed boats, to prevent their drifting to leeward. LEE-GAGE. (See GAGE.) LEEWAY. What a vessel loses by drifting to leeward. When sailing close-hauled with all sail set, a vessel should make no leeway. If the topgallant sails are furled, it is customary to allow one point; under close-reefed topsails, two points; when under one close-reefed sail, four or five points. LEECH, or LEACH. The border or edge of a sail, at the sides. LEEFANGE. An iron bar, upon which the sheets of fore-and-aft sails traverse. Also, a rope rove through the cringle of a sail which has a bonnet to it, for hauling in, so as to lace on the bonnet. Not much used. LEEWARD. (Pronounced _lu-ard_.) The lee side. In a direction opposite to that from which the wind blows, which is called _windward_. The opposite of _lee_ is _weather_, and of _leeward_ is _windward_; the two first being adjectives. LIE-TO, is to stop the progress of a vessel at sea, either by counter-bracing the yards, or by reducing sail so that she will make little or no headway, but will merely come to and fall off by the counteraction of the sails and helm. LIFE-LINES. Ropes carried along yards, booms, &c., or at any part of the vessel, for men to hold on by. LIFT. A rope or tackle, going from the yard-arms to the mast-head, to support and move the yard. Also, a term applied to the sails when the wind strikes them on the leeches and raises them slightly. LIGHT. To move or lift anything along; as, to "_Light_ out to windward!" that is, haul the sail over to windward. The _light sails_ are all above the topsails, also the studdingsails and flying jib. LIGHTER. A large boat, used in loading and unloading vessels. LIMBERS, or LIMBER-HOLES. Holes cut in the lower part of the floor-timbers, next the keelson, forming a passage for the water fore-and-aft. _Limber-boards_ are placed over the limbers, and are movable. _Limber-rope._ A rope rove fore-and-aft through the limbers, to clear them if necessary. _Limber-streak._ The streak of foot-waling nearest the keelson. LIST. The inclination of a vessel to one side; as, a _list_ to port, or a _list_ to starboard. LIZARD. A piece of rope, sometimes with two legs, and one or more iron thimbles spliced into it. It is used for various purposes. One with two legs, and a thimble to each, is often made fast to the topsail tye, for the buntlines to reeve through. A single one is sometimes used on the swinging-boom topping-lift. LOCKER. A chest or box, to stow anything away in. _Chain-locker._ Where the chain cables are kept. _Boatswain's locker._ Where tools and small stuff for working upon rigging are kept. LOG, or LOG-BOOK. A journal kept by the chief officer, in which the situation of the vessel, winds, weather, courses, distances, and everything of importance that occurs, is noted down.