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CAST-OFF
– To unfasten mooring lines in preparation for departure.
CATHODE
– An electrode carrying a negative charge.
CAVITATION
– A phenomenon in which low pressure within a
liquid allows vapor bubbles to form.
CENTER LINE
– A lengthwise imaginary line which runs fore and
aft with the boat’s keel.
CHINE
– The point on a boat where the side intersects (meets) the
bottom.
CLEAT
– A deck fitting with ears to which lines are fastened.
CONSOLE
– Also called helm. The steering wheel area of the boat.
CRANKING BATTERY
– The main battery used for engine starting
and electrical circuits.
CURRENT
– Water moving in a horizontal direction.
DEADRISE
– Transverse angle of the bottom of the hull.
DECK
– The open surface on the boat where the passengers walk.
DRAFT
– The depth of the boat below the water line, measured
vertically to the lowest part of the hull.
ELECTROLYSIS
– The break-up of metals due to the effects of
galvanic corrosion.
FENDER
– Devices built into or hung over the sides of a boat to
prevent the boat from rubbing or chafing against other boats or
piers.
FORE
– Toward the front or bow of the boat. Opposite of aft.
FREEBOARD
–The distance from the waterline to the upper surface
of the side of the deck.
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 structural body of a boat below the deck.
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