Albemarle 280 EXPRESS FISHERMAN, Owner'S Manual

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280 Series Express Fisherman
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Cradle: A framework designed to support a boat as she is
hauled out or stored.
Cutlass Bearing: A rubber bearing in the strut that supports
the propeller shaft.
D
eck: The floor-like platform of a boat that covers the hull.
Displacement: The volume of water displaced by the hull.
The displacement weight is the weight of this volume of wa-
ter.
Draft: The depth of water a boat needs to float.
Dry Rot: A fungus attack on wood areas.
Dry-dock: A dock that can be pumped dry during boat con-
struction or repair.
E
lectrical Ground: A connection between an electrical
connector and the earth.
Engine Beds: Sturdy structural members running fore and
aft on which the inboard engines are mounted.
EPIRB: Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon. Op-
erates as a part of a worldwide satellite distress system.
Even Keel: When a boat floats properly as designed.
F
athom: A measure of depth. One Fathom = 6 feet.
Fender: A soft object of rubber or plastic used to protect the
topsides from scarring and rubbing against a dock or another
vessel.
Fend off: To push or hold the boat off from the dock or an-
other boat.
Flying Bridge: A control station above the level of the deck
or cabin.
Flukes: The broad portions of an anchor which dig into the
ground.
Fore: Applies to the forward portions of a boat near the
bow.
Foundering: When a boat fills with water and sinks.
Freeboard: The height from the waterline to the lowest part
of the deck.
G
alley: The kitchen of a boat.
Grab Rail: Handhold fittings mounted on cabin tops or sides
for personal safety when moving around the boat, both on deck
and below.
Ground Tackle: A general term including anchors, lines, and
other gear used in anchoring.
Grounds: A boat touches the bottom.
Gunwale: The upper edge of a boat’s side.
H
and Rail: Rail mounted on the boat, for grabbing with
your hand, to steady you while walking about the boat.
Harbor: An anchorage which provides reasonably good pro-
tection for a boat, with shelter from wind and sea.
Hatch: An opening in the deck with a door or lid to allow for
access down into a compartment of a boat.
Head: A toilet on a boat.
Heat Exchanger: Used to transfer the heat that is picked up
by the closed cooling system to the raw cooling water.
Helm: The steering and control area of a boat.
Hull: The part of the boat from the deck down.
I
nboard: A boat with the engine mounted within the hull of
the boat. Also refers to the center of the boat away from the
sides.
Inboard/outboard: Also stern drive or I/O. A boat with an
inboard engine attached to an outboard drive unit.
K
eel: A plate or timber plate running lengthwise along the
center of the bottom of a boat.
Knot: Unit of speed indicating nautical miles per hour. 1
knot = 1 nautical mile per hour (1.15 miles per hour). A nau-
tical mile is equal to one minute of latitude: 6076 feet. Knots
times 1.15 equals miles per hour. Miles per hour times .87
equals knots.
L
ay-up: To decommission a boat for the winter (usually in
northern climates).
Leeward: The direction toward which the wind is blowing.