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Glossary of Terms Appendix B
B-5
Rudder:
A movable flat surface that is
attached vertically at or near the stern for
steering.
S
ea anchor:
An anchor that does not
touch the bottom. Provides drag to hold the
bow in the most favorable position in heavy
seas.
Scupper:
An opening in the hull side or tran -
som of the boat through which water on deck
or in the cockpit is drained overboard.
Seacock:
Safety valves installed just inside
the thru-hull fittings and ahead of the piping
or hose running from the fittings.
Shaft Log:
Pipe through which the propeller
shaft passes.
Sheer:
The uppermost edge of the hull.
Sling:
A strap which will hold the boat
securely while being lifted, lowered, or car-
ried.
Slip:
A boat’s berth between two pilings or
piers.
Sole:
The deck of a cockpit or interior cabin.
Spring Line:
A line that leads from the bow
aft or from the stern forward to prevent the
boat from moving ahead or astern.
Starboard:
The right side of a boat when
facing the bow.
Steerageway:
Sufficient speed to keep the
boat responding to the rudder or drive unit.
Stem:
The vertical portion of the hull at the
bow.
Stern:
The rear end of a boat.
Stern line
: a line that leads aft from the
stern of the boat
Stow:
To pack away neatly.
Stringer:
Longitudinal members fas-
tened inside the hull for additional structural
strength.
Strut:
Mounted to the hull which supports
the propeller shaft in place.
Strut Bearing:
See “cutlass bearing.”
Stuffing Box:
Prevents water from entering
at the point where the propeller shaft passes
through the shaft log.
Superstructure:
Something built above the
main deck level.
Swamps:
When a boat fills with water from
over the side.
Swimming Ladder:
Much the same as the
boarding ladder except that it extends down
into the water.
T
affrail:
Rail around the rear of the cockpit.
Thru-hull:
A fitting used to pass fluids (usu -
ally water) through the hull surface, either
above or below the waterline.
Topsides:
The side skin of a boat between
the waterline or chine and deck.
Transom:
A flat stern at right angles to the
keel.
Travel Lift:
A machine used at boat yards
to hoist boats out of and back into the water.
Trim:
Refers to the boat’s angle or the way
it is balanced.
Trough:
The area of water between the
crests of waves and parallel to them.
Twin-Screw Craft:
A boat with two propel -
lers on two separate shafts.