23CRUISE_OPEN 23ELECTRIC_OPEN – General manual
STOW
– To put away. To store cargo in a storage locker.
STRINGER
– Members under the floor that stiffen the hull bottom.(
longitudinal members
fastened inside the hull for additional structural strength.)
SURGE BRAKES
– A type of trailer braking system designed to automatically actuate
when the tow vehicle’s brakes are applied.
TRANSDUCER
– The unit that sends/receives signals for the depth sounder.
TRANSOM
– The transverse beam across the stern.(
the rear part of the boat across the
back, to which the drive unit and swim platform are attached.)
TRIM
– Fore to aft and side to side balance of the boat when loaded.
UNDERWAY
– Boat in motion; i.e., not moored or anchored.
UPWIND
- in the direction the wind is blowing from.
USCG
– United States Coast Guard
VISUAL DISTRESS SIGNAL
– A device used to signal the need for assistance such as
flags, lights and flares.
WAKE
– The waves that a boat leaves behind when moving through the water.(disturbed
water that a boat leaves behind as a result of forward motion.)
WATERLINE -
The line of the water’s edge when the boat is afloat.
WATERWAY -
A navigable body of water.
WETTED SURFACE
– The area of the immersed hull plus underwater gear.
WINDWARD
- toward the direction from which the wind is blowing.
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