Tiara Yachts C49, Owner'S Manual

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Glossary of Terms Appendix A
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Leeward:
The direction toward which the wind
is blowing.
Length On The Waterline (LWL):
A length
measurement of a boat at the waterline from the
stern to where the hull breaks the water near the
bow.
Length Overall (LOA):
a length measurement
of a boat from the fore part of the stem to the after
part of the stern
Life Preserver:
provides additional buoyancy to
keep a person afloat when he/she is in the water
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 starboard
while afloat.
Locker:
A closet, chest or box aboard a boat.
Loran:
An electronic navigational instrument
which monitors the boat’s position using signals
emitted from pairs of transmitting stations.
Lunch hook:
A small light weight anchor typi -
cally used instead of the working anchor. Normally
used in calm waters with the boat attended.
M
arina:
A protected facility primarily for recre -
ational small craft.
Marine Ways or Railways:
Inclined planes at
the water’s edge onto which boats are hauled.
Midships:
The center of the boat.
Moored:
A boat secured with cables, lines or
anchors.
Mooring:
An anchor permanently embedded 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
il Pump:
Supplies lubricating oil where
needed within the engine.
Outboard:
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.
Overhead:
the ceiling of a cabin or compart-
ment,
P
ad Eye:
A deck fitting consisting of a metal
eye permanently secured to the boat.
Personal Flotation Device (PFD):
For exam -
ple, a life preserver or throwable device.
Pier:
A structure which projects out from the
shoreline.
Pile or Piling:
A long column driven into the bot -
tom to which a boat can be tied.
Pitch:
The measure of the angle of a propeller
blade. Refers to the theoretical distance the boat
travels with each revolution of the propeller.
Pitching:
The fore and aft rocking motion of a
boat as the bow rises and falls.
Plenum:
a chamber for directing air flow, as in
engine intake air plenum
Port:
The left side of the boat when facing the
bow.
Porthole (port):
The opening in the side of a
boat to allow the admittance of light and air.
Propeller:
A device having two or more blades
that is attached to the engine and used for propel-
ling a boat.
Propeller Shaft:
Shaft which runs from the back
of the engine gear box, aft, through the stuffing
box, shaft log, struts, and onto which the propeller
is attached.
Pyrotechnic Distress Signals:
Distress sig -
nals that resemble the brilliant display of flares or
fireworks.
R
aw Water Cooled:
Refers to an engine cool -
ing system that draws sea water in through a hull
fitting or engine drive unit, circulates the water in
the engine, and then discharges it overboard.
Reduction Gear:
Often combined with the
reverse gear so that the propeller turns at a slower
rate than the engine.