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26SD Owner’s Manual 1
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Your owner’s packet includes information about
onboard systems and equipment furnished by
suppliers other than Cobalt Boats. Please refer to
these manufacturer’s manuals for additional
operation and maintenance instructions not
covered in this manual.
NAUTICAL TERMS
ABOARD – On or in the boat.
ABYC – American Boat and Yacht Council, Inc.
AFLOAT – On the water.
AFT – Toward the rear or stern of the boat.
AGROUND – Touching bottom.
AMIDSHIP – Center or middle of the boat.
ANCHOR – (1) An iron casting shaped to grip the
lake bottom to hold the boat. (2) The act of setting
the anchor.
ASHORE – On the shore.
ASTERN – Toward the stern.
BAIL – To remove water from the bottom of the
boat with a pump, bucket, sponge, etc.
BEAM – The widest point on the boat.
BEARING – Relative position or direction of an
object from the boat.
BILGE – The lowest interior section of the boat hull.
BOARDING – To enter the boat.
BOUNDARY WATERS – A body of water between
two areas of jurisdiction; i.e., a river between two
states.
BOW – The front of the boat.
BULKHEAD – Vertical partition (wall) in a boat.
BUNKS – Carpeted trailer hull supports.
BURDENED BOAT – Term for the boat that must
“give-way” to boats with the right-of-way.
CAPACITY PLATE – A plate that provides
maximum weight capacity and engine horsepower
rating information. It is located in full view of the
helm.
CAPSIZE – To turn over.
CAST-OFF – To unfasten mooring lines in
preparation for departure.
CENTER LINE – A lengthwise imaginary line which
runs fore and aft with the boat’s keel.
CHINE – The point on a boat where the side
intersects (meets) the bottom.
CLEAT – A deck fitting with ears to which lines are
fastened.
CONSOLE – Also called helm. The steering wheel
area of the boat.
CRANKING BATTERY – The main battery used for
engine starting and electrical circuits.
CURRENT – Water moving in a horizontal
direction.
DECK – The open surface on the boat where the
passengers walk.
DEEP CYCLE BATTERIES – Special long-running
batteries which can be repeatedly discharged and
recharged without significant loss of power.
DOLLY WHEEL – A rolling jack assembly at the
front of the trailer used for positioning the coupler
during trailer hookup.
DRAFT – The depth of the boat below the water
line, measured vertically to the lowest part of the
hull.
ELECTROLYSIS – The break-up of metals due to
the effects of galvanic corrosion.
EPIRB – Emergency Position Indicating Radio
Beacon.
FATHOM – Unit of depth or measure; 1 fathom
equals 6 feet.
FENDERS – Objects placed alongside the boat for
cushioning. Sometimes called bumpers.