CORRECT CRAFT Super Sport User Manual page 98

Limber hole A small hole or slot for the purpose of draining water
Line All rope in a boat or on the dock is referred to as "line".
Load waterline The waterline on the boat's hull where it is designed to float
Mid ship (amidship) In the vicinity of the mid-length of a boat, technically
the exact half way between the bow and the stern
Port The left hand side of the boat when looking forward Opposite to
starboard
Potable Fit for drinking (Rhymes with notable)
Propeller pitch Theoretical linear distance the propeller would move ahead
during one complete revolution of it were turning with zero slippage.
Quay A masonry boat mooring structure usually built along the shore
(Rhymes with see)
Rudder A vertical metal device used to steer the boat
Sacrificial anode Metal parts fitted to the hull of boat to provide a transfer of
ions to the cathodic part of an electrolytic coupling and so protect other parts
of the boat that would otherwise waste away through electrolysis
Shot A length of anchor chain equal to 15 fathoms or 90 feet
Slip The linear distance between the pitch (or advance) and the actual distance
the propeller moves straight ahead through the water
Spring line A mooring rope oriented at a small angle to the boats centerline,
usually attached to the boat mid ship
Square propeller A propeller that has pitch and diameter numbers that are
equal (13 x 13)
Starboard The right hand side of the boat when looking forward Opposite to
port.
Stem The hull side intersection with the keel at the bow
Stern The aft end of a boat
Stow To put away, To store cargo in a storage locker
Stringer Members under the floor that stiffen the hull bottom
Tiller An arm, attached to the rudder that turns the rudder
Transverse Pertaining to any member placed 90 degrees to centerline
Waterline The line of the water's edge when the boat is afloat
Wetted surface The area of the immersed hull plus underwater gear
Revised 7/27/2001
9.12
Limber hole A small hole or slot for the purpose of draining water
Line All rope in a boat or on the dock is referred to as "line".
Load waterline The waterline on the boat's hull where it is designed to float
Mid ship (amidship) In the vicinity of the mid-length of a boat, technically
the exact half way between the bow and the stern
Port The left hand side of the boat when looking forward Opposite to
starboard
Potable Fit for drinking (Rhymes with notable)
Propeller pitch Theoretical linear distance the propeller would move ahead
during one complete revolution of it were turning with zero slippage.
Quay A masonry boat mooring structure usually built along the shore
(Rhymes with see)
Rudder A vertical metal device used to steer the boat
Sacrificial anode Metal parts fitted to the hull of boat to provide a transfer of
ions to the cathodic part of an electrolytic coupling and so protect other parts
of the boat that would otherwise waste away through electrolysis
Shot A length of anchor chain equal to 15 fathoms or 90 feet
Slip The linear distance between the pitch (or advance) and the actual distance
the propeller moves straight ahead through the water
Spring line A mooring rope oriented at a small angle to the boats centerline,
usually attached to the boat mid ship
Square propeller A propeller that has pitch and diameter numbers that are
equal (13 x 13)
Starboard The right hand side of the boat when looking forward Opposite to
port.
Stem The hull side intersection with the keel at the bow
Stern The aft end of a boat
Stow To put away, To store cargo in a storage locker
Stringer Members under the floor that stiffen the hull bottom
Tiller An arm, attached to the rudder that turns the rudder
Transverse Pertaining to any member placed 90 degrees to centerline
Waterline The line of the water's edge when the boat is afloat
Wetted surface The area of the immersed hull plus underwater gear
Revised 7/27/2001
9.12