Boating Vocabulary

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Outboards

A complete propulsion system that can be mounted on the transom of a boat.

Nun Buoy

A conical, red buoy bearing an even number and marking the starboard side of a channel from seaward.

Rudder

A device used for steering and maneuvering, usually flat sheet metal attached to a stern or rudder post--not necessary on outboards because the unit can be moved to change direction of thrust.

Anchor

A forging or casting shaped to grip the sea bottom and, by means of a cable or rope, hold a boat in a desired position.

Chart

A map of a body of water that contains piloting information.

Lubber's Line

A mark or permanent line on a compass that shows the course of a boat.

Abeam

Amidship, at a right angle to the keel.

Ebb

An outgoing tide.

Motorboat

Any watercraft 65' or less in length propelled by machinery, whether or not such machinery is the principle source of propulsion.

Cruisers

Boats that are larger in size than runabouts and provide more accommodations. They start at about 18 feet in length and can go up to 50 or 60 feet.

Mooring

Commonly, the anchor, chain, buoy, pennant, etc., by which a boat is permanently anchored in one location.

Give-way Vessel

Required to take early and obvious action to avoid a collision when nearing another vessel.

Planning Hull

Type of hull that is shaped to lift out of the water at high speed and ride on the surface.

Displacement Hull

Type of hull that plows through the water even when more power is added.

Fore

Used to distinguish the forward part of a boat or things forward of amidship. It is the opposite of aft or after.

Underway

Vessel in motion, i.e., when not moored, at anchor, or aground.

Propeller

Wheel or screw. Mechanism that pushes water aft to propel the boat.

Aft

Describing the after section of a vessel, or things to the rear of amidship and near the stern.

Vessel

Every kind of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, capable of being used as a means os transportation on water.

Drown-proofing

Floating face down in the water with your lungs full of air.

Robertson Archer Act

It requires that every person 12 years of age or over who operates a motorized vessel on the waters of this state, shall obtain a boater safety certification on or before April 28, 1999.

Way

Movement of a vessel through the water. Technically it is underway when not at anchor, aground, or made fast to the shore. The common usage is interpreted as progress through the water: Headway when going forward and Sternway when going backward.

Wake

Moving waves, created by vessel motion. Track or path that a boat leaves behind it, when moving across the water.

Capacity Plate

Must be in full view of the operator's station. Gives maximum weight capacity and horsepower rating.

Fenders

Objects placed along the side of a boat to protect the hull from damage.

PFD

Personal Flotation Device. (Life-jacket.)

Leech

The after edge of a fore-and-aft sail.

Tide

The alternate rise and fall of waters caused by the gravitational attraction of moon and sun.

Draft

The depth of the vessel below the water line, measured vertically to the lowest part of the hull.

Bow

The forward part or front of the boat.

Cardinal Points

The four main points of a compass: north, south, east, and west.

Compass

The instrument which shows the heading of a vessel.

Port

The left side of a boat when your are facing the bow; also a destination or harbor.

Bilge

The lower internal part of a boat's hull.

Current

The movement of the water in a horizontal direction.

Starboard

The rights side of a boat when you are facing the bow.

Rules of the Road

The rules you have to follow in a boat that are the same as the ones you follow while driving.

Lee

The side opposite to that from which the wind blows.

Transom

The transverse planking which forms the after-end of a small, square-ended boat. (Outboard motors are usually attached to a transom.

Gunwale

The upper edge of a boat's side. (pronounced gun-nel.)

Stern

The upright post or bar of the bow.

Freeboard

The vertical distance measured on a boat's side from the waterline to the gunwale.

Stand-on Vessel

The vessel required to first hold course and speed when nearing another vessel. However, it is also required to take any action necessary to avoid a collision if the give-way vehicle does not take early and significant action.

Helm

The wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.

Trim

To arrange weight in a vessel in such a manner as to obtain desired draft at bow and stern.

Knot

To bend a line. Also, a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile (6,076.10 feet) an hour.

Come About

To change course, or tack, in a sailboat.

Capsize

To turn over.

Aground

Touching bottom.

Forward

Toward the bow.


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