CS22 Owner’s Manual
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FORE
– Toward the front or bow of the boat.
Opposite of aft.
FREEBOARD
– The distance from the water to the
gunwale.
FUEL SENDING UNIT
– The electrical device that
is mounted on the outside of a built-in fuel tank and
controls the dashboard fuel gauge.
GIVE-WAY BOAT
– (1) Term for the boat that must
take whatever action necessary to keep well clear
of the boat with the right-of-way in meeting or
crossing situations. (2) The burdened boat.
GUNWALE
– The rail or upper edge of a boat’s
side.
HEAD
– A marine toilet.
HELM
– The steering wheel or command area.
HULL
– The body of the boat.
HYPOTHERMIA
– A physical condition where the
body loses heat faster than it can produce it.
IN-LINE FUSE
– A type of protective fuse located
in the power wire of a direct current (DC) circuit
usually near the battery.
KEEL
– The lowest portion of the boat; extends
fore and aft along the boat’s bottom.
LIST
– Leaning or tilt of a boat toward the side.
LOA
– Length overall.
MAKING WAY
– Making progress through the
water.
MARINE CHART
– Seagoing maps showing
depths, buoys, navigation aids, etc.
MOORING
– An anchor, chain, or similar device
that holds a boat in one location.
NAVIGATION AID
– Recognizable objects on land
or sea such as buoys, towers or lights which are
used to fix position to identify safe and unsafe
waters.
NMMA
– National Marine Manufacturers
Association.
NO-WAKE SPEED
– The speed at which a boat
travels to produce an imperceptible wake.
PFD
– Personal flotation device.
PITOT TUBE
– See SPEEDOMETER PICKUP
TUBE.
PLANING HULL
– A hull designed to lift, thereby
reducing friction and increasing efficiency.
PORPOISE
– A condition in which the bow
bounces up and down caused by trimming the
engine too far out.
PORT
– (1) The left side of a boat when facing the
bow. (2) A destination or harbor.
PRIVILEGED BOAT
– Term used for the boat with
the right-of-way.
RIGHT-OF-WAY
– Term for the boat that has
priority in meeting or crossing situations. The stand
on or privileged boat.
RULES OF THE ROAD
– Regulations for
preventing collisions on the water.
SPEEDOMETER PICKUP TUBE
– Also called
pitot tube. The plastic device that extends below the
bottom of the boat. It connects to the speedometer
with plastic flexible tubing.
STAND ON BOAT
– Term for the boat that must
maintain course and speed in meeting or crossing
situations. The privileged boat.
STARBOARD
– The right side of the boat when
looking toward the bow.
STERN
– The back of the boat.
STOW
– To pack the cargo.
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.
TRIM
– Fore to aft and side to side balance of the
boat when loaded.
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