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OWNER’S MANUAL
GENERAL INFORMATION
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EXPLANATION OF NAUTICAL TERMS
TERM
EXPLANATION
ABOARD
On or in the boat
ABYC
American Boat and Yacht Council, Inc.
AC CONTROL CENTER
Alternating circuit breaker panel that controls the alternating current components onboard
AFLOAT
On the water
AFT
The stern or rear of the boat
AGROUND
Touching bottom
AMIDSHIPS
An area midway between the bow (front) and stern (back)
ANCHOR
(1) An iron casting shaped to grip the lake bottom to hold the boat
(2) The act of setting the anchor
ASHORE
On the shore
ASTERN
Toward the stern
BAIL
To remove water from the bottom of the boat with a pump, bucket, sponge, etc.
BAITWELL
A miniature livewell used to store and keep live bait alive and healthy
BEAM
The widest point on the boat
BEARING
Relative position or direction of an object from the boat
BERTH
Sleeping quarters of the yacht
BILGE
The lowest interior area of a hull
BILGE PUMP
A pump intended for removal of water that has collected in the hull
BOARDING
To enter the boat
BOUNDARY WATERS
A body of water between two areas of jurisdiction; i.e., a river between two states.
BOW
The front end of the boat
BULKHEADS
The interior walls of a boat
BUNKS
Carpeted trailer hull supports
BURDENED BOAT
Term for the boat that must “give-way” to boats with the right-of-way
CABIN
The enclosed area of the yacht’s main level
CABLEMASTER
Powered retractor for shore power cord
CAPSIZE
To turn over
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