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Outboard
(1) A propulsion unit for boats, attached at
the transom; includes motor , drive-shaft,
and propeller; fuel tank and batter y may
be integral or installed separately in the
boat;
(2) Outside or a way from a vessel’ s hull;
opposite of inboard.
Outdrive
A propulsion system for boats, with an
inboard motor operating an exterior drive,
with driveshaft, gear s, and propeller ; also
called ster n-drive and inboard/outboard.
Overall Length
The extreme length of a vessel, excluding
spars or rigging fittings. See LOA.
Painter
A rope attached to the bow of a boat for
making it fast.
PFD
Personal Flotation De vice.
Pier
A str ucture, usually wood or masonr y,
extending into the w ater, used as a landing
place for boats and ships.
Pile
A vertical wooden or concrete pole, driven
into the bottom; ma y be a suppor t for a pier
or floats; also used for mooring .
Piling
A str ucture of piles.
Pitch
(1) The up and down mo vement as the bow
and ster n rise and fall due to w ave
action;
(2) The theoretical distance advanced b y a
propeller in one re volution.
Planing Hull
Type of hull that is shaped to lift out of the
water at high speed and ride on the surface.
Port
The left side of a boat when you are facing
the bow, also a destination or harbor .
Privileged Vessel
Former term for the vessel with the right-of-
way.
Propeller
Wheel or scre w. Mechanism that pushes
water aft to propel the boat.
Rigging
The general ter m for all lines(ropes) of a
vessel.
Roll
The sideward motion of a boat caused b y
wind or waves.
Rules of the Road
The nautical traffic r ules for pre venting colli-
sions on the w ater.
Scope
The length of the anchor rope or chain. 6 to
1 scope means that the length of the
anchor rope from the boat to the anchor is 6
times the depth of the w ater.
Scupper
A hole allowing w ater to run off the deck.
Sea Anchor
A floating can vas cone, held open b y wire
rings, with an opening in the smaller end,
and a rope bridle at the larger end attached
to a line leading to the vessel; used in
storm conditions to (a) k eep the bow of the
boat to the wind, and (b) slow downwind
drift of the boat.
Seacock
A through-hull valve, a shut-off on a plumb-
ing or drain pipe betw een the vessel’ s
interior and the sea.
Slip
(1) A berth for a boat betw een two pier s or
floats;
(2) The percentage difference betw een the
theoretical and the actual distance that
a propeller advances when tur ning in
water under load.
Sole
The cabin or cockpit floor .
Spar Buoy
A channel mar ker that looks lik e a tall, slen-
der pole.
Stand-On Vessel
The vessel with the right-of-w ay.
Starboard
The right side of a boat when you are facing
the bow.
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