boat hook

Marina grabbing tool

A boat hook is a pole with a hook at one end, used to push off from or pull toward docks, buoys, or other boats.

It helps sailors grab mooring lines or retrieve objects from the water without leaning dangerously over the side: She snagged the buoy with the boat hook.

mooring

dock

Mooring structure at water's edge

  • cleatShoe spike for grip
  • pierWaterfront landing structure
  • marinaRecreational vessel harbor

berth · wharf · jetty · quay · fender · lines · hawser · gangway · anchorage · bollard

retrieval

grab

Seize abruptly

rescue · fish out · salvage · retrieve · grapple · haul · lift · reach · pluck · drag

construction

pole

Cylindrical shaft or extremity

wooden · telescoping · handle · grip · point · tip · extendable · collapsible · floating · lightweight

maneuvering

push

Force something away

reach · extend · position · nudge · steer · approach · departure · alongside · rafting · close quarters

Categories
Opposites
nautical tool function

boat hookanchor

Secures ships to seabed

mooring line · sea anchor · mooring buoy · bollard · fender

movement direction

boat hookanchor

Secures ships to seabed

mooring · tie-down · lashing

Family

boat, hook, boats, boating, boated, boater, boaters, hooks, hooked

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G