PURSUIT DC / 265, Owner'S Manual

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Glossary of Terms
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Appendix A
DC235 / DC265
Heat Exchanger
: Used to transfer the heat
that is picked up by the closed cooling sys-
tem to the raw cooling water.
Helm
: The steering and control area of a
boat.
Hull
: The part of the boat from the deck
down.
I
nboard
: A boat with the engine mounted
within the hull of the boat. Also refers to the
center of the boat away from the sides.
Inboard/outboard
: Also stern drive or I/O.
A boat with an inboard engine attached to an
outboard drive unit.
K
eel
: A plate or timber plate running
lengthwise along the center of the bottom of
a boat.
Knot
: Unit of speed indicating nautical miles
per hour. 1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour
(1.15 miles per hour). A nautical mile is
equal to one minute of latitude: 6076 feet.
Knots times 1.15 equals miles per hour.
Miles per hour times.87 equals knots.
L
ay-up
: To decommission a boat for the
winter (usually in northern climates).
Leeward
: The direction toward which the
wind is blowing.
Length On The Waterline (l.w.l.)
: A
length measurement of a boat at the water-
line from the stern to where the hull breaks
the water near the bow.
Limber Hole
: A passage cut into the lower
edges of floors and frames next to the keel
to allow bilge water to flow to the lowest
point of the hull where it can be pumped
overboard.
Line
: The term used to describe a rope
when it is on a boat.
Lists
: A boat that inclines to port or star-
board while afloat.
L.O.A.
: Boat length overall.
Locker
: A closet, chest or box aboard a
boat.
Loran
: An electronic navigational instru-
ment which monitors the boat's position
using signals emitted from pairs of transmit-
ting stations.
Lunch hook
: A small light weight anchor
typically used instead of the working anchor.
Normally used in calm waters with the boat
attended.
M
idships
: The center of the boat.
Marina
: A protected facility primarily for rec-
reational small craft.
Marine Ways or Railways
: Inclined
planes at the water’s edge onto which boats
are hauled.
Moored
: A boat secured with cables, lines
or anchors.
Mooring
: An anchor permanently embed-
ded in the bottom of a harbor that is used to
secure a boat.
N
autical Mile
: A unit of measure equal to
one minute of latitude. (6076 feet)
Nun Buoy
: A red or red-striped buoy of
conical shape.
O
utboard
: A boat designed for an engine
to be mounted on the transom. Also a term
that refers to objects away from the center
line or beyond the hull sides of a boat.
P
ad Eye
: A deck fitting consisting of a
metal eye permanently secured to the boat.
Pier
: A structure which projects out from the
shoreline.
Pile or Piling
: A long column driven into
the bottom to which a boat can be tied.