Wellcraft 270 Coastal, Owner'S Manual

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Compartment: The interior of a boat divided off by
bulkheads.
Cradle: A framework designed to support a boat as she
is hauled out or stored.
Cutlass Bearing: A rubber bearing in the strut that
supports the propeller shaft.
D
eck: The floor-like platform of a boat that covers
the hull.
Displacement: The volume of water displaced by the
hull. The displacement weight is the weight of this
volume of water.
Draft: The depth of water a boat needs to float.
Dry Rot: A fungus attack on wood areas.
Dry-dock: A dock that can be pumped dry during boat
construction or repair.
E
lectrical Ground: A connection between an
electrical connector and the earth.
Engine Beds: Sturdy structural members running fore
and aft on which the inboard engines are mounted.
EPIRB: Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon.
Operates as a part of a worldwide satellite distress
system.
Even Keel: When a boat floats properly as designed.
F
athom: A measure of depth. One Fathom = 6 feet.
Fender: A soft object of rubber or plastic used to
protect the topsides from scarring and rubbing against a
dock or another vessel.
Fend off: To push or hold the boat off from the dock or
another boat.
Flying Bridge: A control station above the level of the
deck or cabin.
Flukes: The broad portions of an anchor which dig into
the ground.
Fore: Applies to the forward portions of a boat near the
bow.
Foundering: When a boat fills with water and sinks.
Freeboard: The height from the waterline to the lowest
part of the deck.
G
alley: The kitchen of a boat.
Grab Rail: Handhold fittings mounted on cabin tops or
sides for personal safety when moving around the boat,
both on deck and below.
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.
H
and 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
protection for a boat, with shelter from wind and sea.
Hatch: An opening in the deck with a door or lid to
allow for access down into a compartment of a boat.
Head: A toilet on a boat.
Heat Exchanger: Used to transfer the heat that is
picked up by the closed cooling system 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.
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