9 GLOSSARY OF TERMS
The following terms are commonly-used boating terms presented in this
manual and are provided for convenient reference.
Aboard
on or in the boat.
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 bottom to
hold the boat
2. The act of setting the anchor.
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.
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