23CRUISE_OPEN 23ELECTRIC_OPEN – General manual
MID SHIP (AMIDSHIP)
– In the vicinity of the mid-length of a boat, technically the
exact half way between the bow and the stern.
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.
NAUTICAL MILE
– 1,852km
NMMA
– National Marine Manufacturer’s Association(USA)
NO-WAKE SPEED
– The speed at which a boat travels to produce an imperceptible
wake.
PFD
– Personal flotation device,
life jacket or preserver.
PITOT TUBE
– 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(forward).
(2) A destination or harbor.
PRIVILEGED BOAT
– Term used for the boat with the right-of-way.
PROPELLER PITCH
– Theoretical linear distance the propeller would move ahead during
one complete revolution of it were turning with zero slippage.
PROPULSION
–
is the mechanism or system used to generate thrust to move the boat
across water.
RIGHT-OF-WAY
– Term for the boat that has priority in meeting or crossing situations.
The stand on or privileged boat.
RUB RAIL
– The rubber extrusion that is fastened over the hull and deck joint.
RUDDER
– vertical metal device used to steer the boat(
Movable fixture at the stern used
for steering.)
RULES OF THE ROAD
– Regulations for preventing collisions on the water.
SACRIFICIAL ANODE
– Metal parts fitted to the hull of boat to provide a transfer of ions
to the cathodic part of an electrolytic coupling and so protect other parts of the
boat that would otherwise waste away through electrolysis
SCUPPER
- hole permitting water to drain overboard from deck or cockpit.
SHEER
- curve or sweep of the deck as viewed from the side.
SLIP
– The linear distance between the pitch (or advance) and the actual distance the
propeller moves straight ahead through the water.
SNUB
- to check or tighten a line suddenly.
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.
SPRING LINE
– A mooring rope oriented at a small angle to the boats centerline, usually
attached to the boat mid ship.
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 towards the bow.(forward)
STERN
– The aft(rear) end of a boat.
STERN DRIVE
- outboard unit of an inboard/outboard (I/O) engine installation.
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