2013 Chaparral SSX Owner’s Manual
Chaparral Boats, Inc.
Nashville, GA
chaparralboats.com
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Bow
Breakers
Breakwater
Bulkhead
Burdened Vessel
Caulking
Camber
Capsize
Carburetor Backfi re
Flame Arrestor
Cardinal Points
Ceiling
Certifi cate
Chart
The forward part of front of the boat.
Waves cresting as they reach shallow water, as at or on
a beach.
A structure, usually stone or concrete, built to create a
harbor or improve an existing one.
Vertical partiion in a boat.
Former term for the vessel which must stay clear of ves-
sels with the right-of-way.
Forcing fi ller material into the seams of the planks in a
boat’s deck or sides, to make them water tight.
The arch of a deck, sloping downward from the center
toward the sides.
To turn over.
Required equipment on all motorboats except outboards
and diesels. Reduces chance of fi re caused by backfi res
in internal combustion engines.
The four main points of a compass: north, east, south,
and west.
The inside lining of the hull.
Government paper, such as a boat’s license.
A map of a body of water that contains piloting informa-
tion.
Chine
Cleat
Clinker
Coaming
Coast Guard
Cockpit
Companionway
Compass
Cowls
Cradle
Current
Deadrise
Deck
Deep-six
The intersection of sides and bottom of a boat.
A piece of wood or metal with projecting ends to which
lines are made fast.
A method of planking in which the lower edge of each
strake overlaps the upper edge of the strake next below.
(Also called lapstrake.)
A raised edge, as around part or all of a cockpit, that pre-
vents seawater from entering the boat.
The federal marine law enforcement and rescue agency
in the U.S.
A well or sunken space in the after deck of a small boat for
the use of the helmsman and crew.
A hatch or entrance, from deck to cabin.
The instrument which shows the heading of a vessel.
Hooded openings used for ventilation.
A frame used to support a vessel on land.
The movement of the water in a horizontal direction.
The rise of the bottom of a midships frame from the keel to
the bilge.
Any permanent covering over a compartment.
To discard or throw overboard.
