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Appendix A Glossary of Terms

OS 285

Companionway: Opening in the deck of a

boat to provide access below.

Compartment: The interior of a boat

divided off by bulkheads.

Cradle: A framework designed to support a

boat as she is hauled out or stored.

Cutlass Bearing: A rubber bearing in the

strut that supports the propeller shaft.

Deck: The floor-like platform of a boat that

covers the hull.

Displacement: The volume of water dis-

placed 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 construction or repair.

Electrical 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. Operates as a part of a

worldwide satellite distress system.

Even Keel: When a boat floats properly as

designed.

Fathom: 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 ves-

sel.

Fend off: To push or hold the boat off from

the dock or another 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.

Following Sea: A sea that comes up from

the stern and runs in the same direction that

the boat is going.

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.

Galley: 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.

Hand Rail: Rail mounted on the boat, for

grabbing with your hand, to steady you while

walking about the boat.

Harbor: An anchorage which provides rea-

sonably good protection 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 com-

partment of a boat.

Head: A toilet on a boat.

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