Wellcraft 180 Sportsman, Руководство пользователя

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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.
Moored: A boat secured with cables, lines or anchors.
Mooring: An anchor permanently embedded in the
bottom of a harbor that is used to secure a boat.
N
autical Mile: A unit of measure equal to one
minute of latitude. (6076 feet)
Nun Buoy: A red or red-striped buoy of conical shape.
O
utboard: A boat designed for an engine to be
mounted on the transom. Also a term that refers to
objects away from the center line or beyond the hull
sides of a boat.
P
ad Eye: A deck fitting consisting of a metal eye
permanently secured to the boat.
Pier: A structure which projects out from the shoreline.
Pile or Piling: A long column driven into the bottom to
which a boat can be tied.
Pitching: The fore and aft rocking motion of a boat as
the bow rises and falls.
Pitch: The measure of the angle of a propeller blade.
Refers to the theoretical distance the boat travels with
each revolution of the propeller.
P.F.D: Personal Flotation Device.
Port: The left side of the boat when facing the bow.
Porthole (port): The opening in the side of a boat to
allow the admittance of light and air.
Propeller: A device having two or more blades that is
attached to the engine and used for propelling a boat.
Propeller Shaft: Shaft which runs from the back of the
engine gear box, aft, through the stuffing box, shaft log,
struts, and onto which the propeller is attached.
Pyrotechnic Distress Signals: Distress signals that
resemble the brilliant display of flares or fireworks.
R
aw Water Cooled: Refers to an engine cooling
system that draws seawater in through a hull fitting or
engine drive unit, circulates the water in the engine, and
then discharges it overboard.
Reduction Gear: Often combined with the reverse gear
so that the propeller turns at a slower rate than the
engine.
Reverse Gear: Changes the direction of rotation of the
propeller to provide thrust in the opposite direction for
stopping the boat or giving it sternway.
Roll: A boat’s sideways rotational motion in rough
water.
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