Scout Boats 222 Abaco, Owner'S Manual

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S
ea anchor: An anchor that does not touch the bottom.
Provides drag to hold the bow in the most favorable position
in heavy seas.
Scupper: An opening in the hull side or transom of the boat
through which water on deck or in the cockpit is drained over-
board.
Seacock: Safety valves installed just inside the thru-hull fit-
tings and ahead of the piping or hose running from the fit-
tings.
Shaft Log: Pipe through which the propeller shaft passes.
Sheer: The uppermost edge of the hull.
Sling: A strap which will hold the boat securely while being
lifted, lowered, or carried.
Slip: A boat's berth between two pilings or piers.
Sole: The deck of a cockpit or interior cabin.
Spring Line: A line that leads from the bow aft or from the
stern forward to prevent the boat from moving ahead or astern.
Starboard: The right side of a boat when facing the bow.
Steerageway: Sufficient speed to keep the boat responding
to the rudder or drive unit.
Stem: The vertical portion of the hull at the bow.
Stern: The rear end of a boat.
Stow: To pack away neatly.
Stringer: Longitudinal members fastened inside the hull for
additional structural strength.
Strut: Mounted to the hull which supports the propeller shaft
in place.
Strut Bearing: See “cutlass bearing.”
Stuffing Box: Prevents water from entering at the point where
the propeller shaft passes through the shaft log.
Superstructure: Something built above the main deck level.
Swamps: When a boat fills with water from over the side.
Swimming Ladder: Much the same as the boarding ladder
except that it extends down into the water.
T
affrail: Rail around the rear of the cockpit.
Thru-hull: A fitting used to pass fluids (usually water) through
the hull surface, either above or below the waterline.
Topsides: The side skin of a boat between the waterline or
chine and deck.
Transom: A flat stern at right angles to the keel.
Travel Lift: A machine used at boat yards to hoist boats out
of and back into the water.
Trim: Refers to the boat's angle or the way it is balanced.
Trough: The area of water between the crests of waves and
parallel to them.
Twin-Screw Craft: A boat with two propellers on two sepa-
rate shafts.
U
nderway: When a boat moves through the water.
W
ake: Disrupted water that a boat leaves astern as a re-
sult of its motion.
Wash: The flow of water that results from the action of the
propeller or propellers.
Waterline: The plane of a boat where the surface of the wa-
ter touches the hull when it is afloat on even keel.
Watertight Bulkhead: Bulkheads secured so tightly so as
not to let water pass.
Wharf: A structure generally parallel to the shore.
Working Anchor: An anchor carried on a boat for most nor-
mal uses. Refers to the anchor used in typical anchoring situ-
ations.
Windlass: A winch used to raise and lower the anchor.
Windward: Toward the direction from which the wind is
coming.
Y
acht Basin: A protected facility primarily for recreational
small craft.
Yaw: When a boat runs off her course to either side.