PURSUIT 3370 OFFSHORE, Руководство пользователя

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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.
L
ay-up: To decommission a boat for the winter (usually in northern climates).
Leeward: The direction toward which the wind is blowing.
Length On The Waterline (l.w.l.): A length measurement of a boat at the waterline from the stern to where
the hull breaks the water near the bow.
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.
L.O.A.: Boat length overall.
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 typically used instead of the working anchor. Normally used in
calm waters with the boat attended.
M
idships: The center of the boat.
Marina: A protected facility primarily for recreational small craft.
Marine Ways or Railways: Inclined planes at the water’s edge onto which boats are hauled.