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Chapter 12

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Sport Boat

FENDERS - Objects placed alongside the boat for cushioning. Sometimes called bumpers.

FORE - Toward the front or bow of the boat. Opposite of aft.

FREEBOARD - The distance from the water to the gunwale.

FUEL SENDING UNIT - The electrical device that is mounted on the outside of a built-in fuel tank and

controls the dashboard fuel gauge.

GIVE-WAY BOAT - (1) Term for the boat that must take whatever action necessary to keep well clear of the

boat with the right-of-way in meeting or crossing situations. (2) The burdened boat.

GUNWALE - The rail or upper edge of a boat's side.

HEAD - A marine toilet.

HELM - The steering wheel or command area.

HULL - The body of the boat.

HYPOTHERMIA - A physical condition where the body loses heat faster than it can produce it.

IN-LINE FUSE - A type of protective fuse located in the power wire of a direct current (DC) circuit usually near

the battery.

KEEL - The lowest portion of the boat; extends fore and aft along the boat's bottom.

LIST - Leaning or tilt of a boat toward the side.

MAKING WAY - Making progress through the water.

MARINE CHART - Seagoing maps showing depths, buoys, navigation aids, etc.

MOORING - An anchor, chain, or similar device that holds a boat in one location.

NAVIGATION AID - Recognizable objects on land or sea such as buoys, towers or lights which are used to

fix position to identify safe and unsafe waters.

NMMA - National Marine Manufacturers Association

NO-WAKE SPEED - The speed at which a boat travels to produce an imperceptible wake.

PFD - Personal flotation device.

PITOT TUBE - See SPEEDOMETER PICKUP TUBE.

PLANING HULL - A hull designed to lift, thereby reducing friction and increasing efficiency.

PORPOISE - A condition in which the bow bounces up and down caused by trimming the engine too far out.

PORT - (1) The left side of a boat when facing the bow. (2) A destination or harbor.

PRIVILEGED BOAT - Term used for the boat with the right-of-way.

RIGHT-OF-WAY - Term for the boat that has priority in meeting or crossing situations. The stand on or

privileged boat.

RULES OF THE ROAD - Regulations for preventing collisions on the water.

SPEEDOMETER PICKUP TUBE - Also called pitot tube. The plastic device that extends below the bottom of

the boat. It connects to the speedometer with plastic flexible tubing.

SPLASHWELL - The section of an outboard-equipped boat that is just forward of the transom.

STAND ON BOAT - Term for the boat that must maintain course and speed in meeting or crossing situations.

The privileged boat.

STARBOARD - The right side of the boat when looking toward the bow.

STERN - The back of the boat.

STOW - To pack the cargo.

SURGE BRAKES - A type of trailer braking system designed to automatically actuate when the tow vehicle's

brakes are applied.

TRANSDUCER - The unit that sends/receives signals for the depth sounder.

TRANSOM - The transverse beam across the stern.

TRIM - Fore to aft and side to side balance of the boat when loaded.

UNDERWAY - Boat in motion; i.e., not moored or anchored.

USCG - United States Coast Guard

WAKE - The waves that a boat leaves behind when moving through the water.

WATERWAY - A navigable body of water.

V-PAD - A modified vee hull design with a small, flat area in the keel aft.

VISUAL DISTRESS SIGNAL - A device used to signal the need for assistance such as flags, lights and

flares.

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