PURSUIT 3000 OFFSHORE EXPRESS, Owner'S Manual

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ground tackle: a general term including anchors, lines, and
other gear used in anchoring
grounds: a boat touches the bottom
gunwale: the upper edge of a boat’s side
hand rail: rail mounted on the boat, for grabbing with your
hand, to steady you while walking about the boat
harbor: an anchorage which provides reasonably good protec-
tion for a boat, with shelter from wind and sea
hatch: a door or cover for access down into a compartment of
a boat
head: refers to both the toilet and toilet area
headroom: the vertical distance between the deck and the cabin
or canopy top (or other overhead structure)
heat exchanger: used to transfer the heat that is picked up by
the closed cooling system to the raw cooling water
helm: the operating area of a boat
hull: the frame or body of the boat
inboard: a boat with the engine mounted within the hull
keel: a plate or timber plate running lengthwise along the center
of the bottom of a boat
knot: unit of speed, 1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour
lay-up: to decommission a boat for the winter (usually in
northern climates)
lazarette: a compartment in the stern of a boat used for general
storage
length on the waterline (l.w.l.): a length measurement of a
boat along the waterline
length overall (l.o.a.): a length measurement of a boat from
the fore part of the stem to the after part of the stern
Glossary Appendix B
B-4 3000 Offshore Express