2013 Chaparral H2O Owner’s Manual
Chaparral Boats, Inc.
Nashville, GA
chaparralboats.com
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Depth Sounder
Dinghy
Displacement Hull
Dock
Documented
Vessel
Dolphin
Draft
Dunnage
Ebb
Estuary
An electronic depth-fi nding instrument, measuring the
time a sound wave takes to go from the vessel to the bot-
tom and return, then displaying the result in feet, fathoms,
or meters.
A small, open boat.
Type of hull that plows through the water even when more
power is added.
An enclosed or nearly enclosed water area; all the port
installations; a place where vessels can moor, as a pier,
wharf, or fl oating dock.
Vessel registered with the U.S. Coast Guard.
A small group of piles, in the water, generally used for
mooring or as a channel marker.
The depth of the vessel below the water line, measured
vertically to the lowest part of the hull.
Mats, boughs, pieces of wood, or other loose materials
placed under or among goods carried as cargo in the hold
of a ship to keep them dry and to prevent their motion and
chafi ng; cushioning or padding used in a shipping con-
tainer to protect fragile articles against shock and break-
age; baggage or personal effects.
An outgoing tide.
An inlet or arm of the sea.
Fathom
Fenders
Flare
Fore
Forward
Frame
Freeboard
Galley
Gimbals
Give-Way Vessel
Grab Rail
Gunwale
Harbor
Six feet.
Objects placed along the side of the boat to protect the
hull from damge
The outward spread of the boat’s sides from the waterline
to the rail at the bow. Also, a pyrotechnic signaling device
that can indicate distress.
Used to distinguish the forward part of a boat or things
forward of amidships. It is the opposite of aft or after.
Toward the bow.
Ribs of the hull, extending from the keel to the highest
continuous deck.
The vertical distance measured on a boat’s side from the
waterline to the gunwale.
The kitchen area of a boat.
Swivels used to keep equipment level.
The one which must stay clear of vessels which have the
right-of-way.
A convenient grip, on a cabin top or along a companion
ladder.
The upper edge of a boat’s side. (pronounced gunnel.)
A safe anchorage, protected from most storms; may be
natural or man-made, with breakwaters and jetties; a
place for docking and loading.
