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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 con-
struction 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. Oper-
ates 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 an-
other 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: 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 pro-
tection 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.
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.