Owner`s manual
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co n S u m e r In f o r m a t I o n
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BOATING TERMS
TERM DEFINITION
Bow The front part of the boat.
Deck The “floor” or upper structure which covers the hull.
Give-Way The vessel which must yield the right-of-way when two boats meet.
Gunwale The meeting junction of the deck and hull; the upper edge around the
boat. Pronounced “gun’l.”
Hatch An opening in the deck which provides access below.
Helm The steering console.
Hull The basic part of the boat; the under side.
Lanyard The cord or tether that connects the operator to the engine stop switch
so the engines will stop if the operator accidentally leaves the helm.
PFD APersonalFlotationDevice,alsoknownas“lifejacket.”
Planing Traveling at a speed fast enough so the boat has leveled out and is
skimming on top of the water. There is a wake.
Port The left side of the boat.
Stand-On The vessel with the right-of-way when two boats meet.
Starboard The right side of the boat.
Stern The back part of the boat.
Sub-Planing Traveling at a medium speed. The bow of the boat is out of the water,
but you are still traveling through the water. There is a wake.
Transom The vertical part of the stern.
Trolling Traveling at idle speed, using little or no throttle. The boat is down in the
water and it is not leaving a wake.
Wake The visible track of disturbed water that the boat leaves behind as it
moves in the water.