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Glossary of Terms
I
nboard: A boat with the engine mounted within
the hull of the boat. Also refers to the center of
the boat away from the sides.
Inboard/outboard: Also stern drive or I/O. A boat
with an inboard engine attached to an outboard
drive unit.
K
eel: A plate or timber plate running lengthwise
along the center of the bottom of a boat.
Knot: Unit of speed indicating nautical miles per
hour. 1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour (1.15
miles per hour). A nautical mile is equal to one
minute of latitude: 6076 feet. Knots times 1.15
equals miles per hour. Miles per hour times .87
equals knots.
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 measure-
ment 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 recre-
ational small craft.
Marine Ways or Railways: Inclined planes at the wa-
ter's edge onto which boats are hauled.
Moored: A boat secured with cables, lines or an-
chors.
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
A boat designed for an engine to be
utboard:
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.
A structure which projects out from the
Pier:
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.
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