PURSUIT 3370 OFFSHORE, Руководство пользователя

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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.
Following Sea: A sea that comes up from the stern and runs in the same direction that the boat is going.
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: Hand-hold 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.