LARSON Sport Boat Models, Owner'S And Operator'S Manual

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List
(1) A continuous leaning to one side,
often caused by an imbalance in
stowage or a leak into one compart-
ment; (2) A light list is a printed listing of
aids to navigation, in geographical
order, or inclining of a vessel toward the
side.
LOA Length overall; the maximum length of a
vessel’s hull, excluding projecting spars
or rudder.
Locker
A storage place, a closet.
Log
A record or diary of a vessel’s journey.
Lubber’s Line
A mark or permanent line on a compass
that shows the course of the boat.
Making Way Making progress through the water.
Marina A place, essentially a dock area, where
small recreational craft are kept; usually
floats or piers, as well as service facili-
ties, are available.
MAYDAY A radio distress call, from the French
m’aidez (help me); SOS in Morse Code.
Mooring
Commonly, the anchor chain, buoy,
pennant, etc., by which a boat is perma-
nently anchored in one location.
Motor A source of mechanical power.
Motorboat Any watercraft 65 feet or less in length
propelled by machinery, whether or not
such machinery is the principal source
of propulsion.
Navigation
The art of conducting a ship from port to
port.
Nautical Mile 6076.12 feet, or 1852 meters, an inter-
national standard; the geographical
mile, the length of one minute of latitude
at the equator, is 6087.20 feet.
Nun Buoy A conical, red buoy bearing an even
number and marking the starboard side
of a channel from seaward.
Oar
A long, wooden instrument with a flat
blade at one end, used for propelling a
boat.
Outboard
(1) a propulsion unit for boats, attached
at the transom; includes motor, drive
shaft, and propeller; fuel tank and bat-
tery may be integral or installed
separately in the boat; (2) outside or
away from a vessel’s hull; opposite of
inboard.
Outdrive A propulsion system for boats, with an
inboard motor operating an exterior
drive, with drive shaft, gears, and pro-
peller; also called stern-drive and
inboard/outboard.
Overall Length The extreme length of a vessel, exclud-
ing spars or rigging fittings. See LOA.
Painter A rope attached to the bow of a boat for
making it fast.
PFD Personal Flotation Device.
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List (1) A continuous leaning to one side,
often caused by an imbalance in
stowage or a leak into one compart-
ment; (2) A light list is a printed listing of
aids to navigation, in geographical
order, or inclining of a vessel toward the
side.
LOA
Length overall; the maximum length of a
vessel’s hull, excluding projecting spars
or rudder.
Locker A storage place, a closet.
Log A record or diary of a vessel’s journey .
Lubber’s Line A mark or permanent line on a compass
that shows the course of the boat.
Making Way
Making progress through the water.
Marina
A place, essentially a dock area, where
small recreational craft are kept; usually
floats or piers, as well as service facili-
ties, are available.
MAYDA Y A radio distress call, from the French
m’aidez (help me); SOS in Morse Code.
Mooring Commonly, the anchor chain, buoy ,
pennant, etc., by which a boat is perma-
nently anchored in one location.
Motor A source of mechanical power.
Motorboat
Any watercraft 65 feet or less in length
propelled by machinery, whether or not
such machinery is the principal source
of propulsion.
Navigation The art of conducting a ship from port to
port.
Nautical Mile 6076.12 feet, or 1852 meters, an inter-
national standard; the geographical
mile, the length of one minute of latitude
at the equator, is 6087.20 feet.
Nun Buoy
A conical, red buoy bearing an even
number and marking the starboard side
of a channel from seaward.
Oar A long, wooden instrument with a flat
blade at one end, used for propelling a
boat.
Outboard (1) a propulsion unit for boats, attached
at the transom; includes motor, drive
shaft, and propeller; fuel tank and bat-
tery may be integral or installed
separately in the boat; (2) outside or
away from a vessel’s hull; opposite of
inboard.
Outdrive
A propulsion system for boats, with an
inboard motor operating an exterior
drive, with drive shaft, gears, and pro-
peller; also called stern-drive and
inboard/outboard.
Overall Length The extreme length of a vessel, exclud-
ing spars or rigging fittings. See LOA.
Painter A rope attached to the bow of a boat for
making it fast.
PFD
Personal Flotation Device.
7.5