Specifications
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BLOCK. -
A~~den
or metal case enclosing one or
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a hook, eye, or strap by which
it
may be attached.
BOLLARD - A single post (wood, metal, or concrete) on
a dock, pier,
or
wharf used to secure a vessel's lines.
BOf\IDING - The electrical connection of exposed
metallic, nan-current carrying components to a com-
mon point an the main engine block.
BOW - The front end of the boat.
BOW LINE - A docking line leading fram the bow.
BREAKER -Asinglebreaking plunging
or
spilling wave.
BREAKER LINE - The outer limit of the surf. However,
all
breakers may not be
in
a line. they can occur outside
the breaker line.
BRIDGE - The main steering and speed station from
which a vessel is controlled.
BROACH - The turning of a boat parallel to the waves,
subjecting
it
to possible capsizing.
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walls of a boat.
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BULKWARK - The side of a vessel when carried above
the level of the deck.
BUOY -
An
anchored float used for marking a position
on the water, a hazard, or a shoal.
CAPSIZE - To turn over.
CAPSTAN A machine that moves a cylindrical device
on a shaft for the purpose of hauling up an anchor.
CAST OFF - To let go.
CATAMARAN - A twin-hulled boat, with the hulls being
side-by-side.
CHINE The turn
of
a boat's hull below the water line.
If this turn is rounded,
it
is a "soft" chine. If the turn is
squared off, it is a "hard" chine.
CHOCK - 1. A fitting
or
hole in a railing or deck through
which a mooring or anchor line is routed.
2.
A wedge
used to secure an item in place.
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CIRcU1Y
jfEAK'E'R'" - A device used to interrupt an
electrical circuit when current flow exceeds a predeter-
mined level.
CLEAT A double-ended deck fitting to which lines are
secured; usually anvil-shaped.
COAMINGS - Raised lips around hatches used
to
keep
water from entering via the hatchways.
COCKPIT - An exposed deck area (usually aft) that
is
substantially lower than the adjacent deck.
COMBER - A wave on the point of breaking. A camber
has a thin line of white water on its crest, known as
"feathering."
COM
PAN
IONWAY - The steps or ladder leading down-
ward from a deck.
COMPARTMENTS - Roams divided by bulkheads.
COUNTER - The overhang at the stern of a boat.
CRADLE - A framework, generally made
of
wood, used
to support a boat when
it
is out of the water.
CREST - The top
of
a wave, breaker
or
swell.
CUDDY A small sheltered cabin
in
a boat.
CURRENT The movement of water.
DEAD AHEAD - Directly in front of the boat.
DEAD RECKONING - A plat of courses steered and
distances traveled through the water.
DECK A permanent covering over a compartment, hull
or any part thereof.
DINGHY - A small, open boat used for ship to shore
transportation.
DISPLACEMENT - The weight of water dislocated by
the hull of a vessel.
DISPLACEMENT HULL - A hull that "displaces" a
volume of water equal to the weight of the boat. A hull
designed to run
in
the water rather than on top
of
the
water. When a displacement hull moves through the
water,
it
pushes that water out of the way. Water will
then flow around the hull and fill the "hole" the boat
leaves astern. issued by the U.S. Coast Guard. Docu-
mented yachts
do
not show state I.D. numbers.
DOLPHIN - A group of piles driven close together and
bound with wire cables into a single structure.
DRAFT
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1.
The depth of a boat from the actual water
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