2013 Chaparral H2O Owner’s Manual
Chaparral Boats, Inc.
Nashville, GA
chaparralboats.com
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Vessel
VHF Radio
Wake
Wash
Waterline
Way
Well
Wharf
Wheel
Whistle Signal
Every kind of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the
water, capable of being used as a means of transportation
on water.
A Very High Frequency electronic communications and
direction fi nding system.
Moving waves, created by vessel motion. Track or path
that a boat leaves behind it, when moving across the wa-
ter.
The loose or broken water left behind a vessel as it moves
along; the surging action of waves.
The intersection of a vessel’s hull and the water’s surface;
the line separating the bottom paint and the topsides.
Movement of a vessel through the water. Technically it
is underway when not at anchor, aground, or made fast
to the shore. The common usage is interpreted as prog-
ress through the water. Headway when going forward and
Sternway when it is going backwards.
Area at the rear of a boat where the motor may be lo-
cated.
A structure, parallel to the shore, for docking vessels.
(1) The steering wheel; (2) the propeller.
A standard communication signal between boats, to indi-
cate change of course, danger, or other situations.
Windward
Yaw
Situated on the side closest to the wind. (Opposite of lee-
ward.)
To swing or steer off course, as when running with a quar-
tering sea.
