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410 Convertible

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 moni-

tors 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.

Midships: 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.

Nautical Mile: A unit of measure equal to one minute of

latitude. (6076 feet)

Nun Buoy: A red or red-striped buoy of conical shape.

Outboard: 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.

Pad Eye: A deck ﬁtting consisting of a metal eye perma-

nently 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.

Raw 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 propel

ler 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.

Rope Locker: A locker, usually located in the bow of a boat,

used for stowing the anchor line or chain.

Rubrail: Railing (often rubber or hard plastic) that runs along

the boat’s sheer to protect the hull when coming alongside

docks, piers, or other boats.

Rudder: A moveable ﬂat surface that is attached vertically at

or near the stern for steering.

Sea anchor: An anchor that does not touch the bottom.

Provides drag to hold the bow in the most favorable position

in heavy seas.

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