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Sport Boat

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Chapter 12

Glossary of Terms

ABOARD - On or in the boat.

ABYC - American Boat and Yacht Council, Inc.

AFLOAT - On the water.

AFT - Toward the rear or stern of the boat.

AGROUND - Touching bottom.

AMIDSHIP - Center or middle of the boat.

ANCHOR - (1) An iron casting shaped to grip the lake bottom to hold the boat. (2) The act of setting the

anchor.

ASHORE - On the shore.

ASTERN - Toward the stern.

BAIL - To remove water from the bottom of the boat with a pump, bucket, sponge, etc.

BAITWELL - A miniature livewell used to store and keep live bait alive and healthy.

BEAM - The widest point on the boat.

BEARING - Relative position or direction of an object from the boat.

BILGE - The lowest interior section of the boat hull.

BILGE KEELS - The raised areas or aluminum extrusions on the bottom of a boat that parallel the keel.

BOARDING - To enter the boat.

BOUNDARY WATERS - A body of water between two areas of jurisdiction; i.e., a river between two states.

BOW - The front of the boat.

BULKHEAD - Vertical partition (wall) in a boat.

BUNKS - Carpeted trailer hull supports.

BURDENED BOAT - Term for the boat that must “give-way” to boats with the right-of-way.

CAPACITY PLATE - A plate that provides maximum weight capacity and engine horsepower rating

information. It is located in full view of the helm.

CAPSIZE - To turn over.

CAST-OFF - To unfasten mooring lines in preparation for departure.

CENTER LINE - A lengthwise imaginary line which runs fore and aft with the boat's keel.

CHINE - The point on a boat where the side intersects (meets) the bottom.

CLEAT - A deck fitting with ears to which lines are fastened.

CONSOLE - Also called helm. The steering wheel area of the boat.

CRANKING BATTERY - The main battery used for engine starting and electrical circuits.

CURRENT - Water moving in a horizontal direction.

DECK - The open surface on the boat where the passengers walk.

DEEP CYCLE BATTERIES - Special long-running batteries which can be repeatedly discharged and

recharged without significant loss of power.

DOLLY WHEEL - A rolling jack assembly at the front of the trailer used for positioning the coupler during

trailer hookup.

DRAFT - The depth of the boat below the water line, measured vertically to the lowest part of the hull.

ELECTROLYSIS - The break-up of metals due to the effects of galvanic corrosion.

FATHOM - Unit of depth or measure; 1 fathom equals 6 feet.

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