Scout Boats 295 Abaco, Owner'S Manual

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Scupper: An opening in the hull side or transom of the boat
through which water on deck or in the cockpit is drained
overboard.
Seacock: Safety valves installed just inside the thru-hull fittings
and ahead of the piping or hose running from the fittings.
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 result
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 water
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
normal uses. Refers to the anchor used in typical anchoring
situations.
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.