BILGE PUMP - A pump intended for removal of spray, CHINE - The intersection of a boat’s bottom and side. If
rainwater, and the normal accumulation of water due to this intersection is rounded, it is a “soft” chine. If the
seepage and spillage; not intended for damage control.
intersection is squared off, it is a “hard” chine.
BINNACLE - The stand or support for a magnetic com- CHOCK - 1. A fitting or hole in a railing or deck through
pass occasionally used to mean helm.
which a mooring or anchor line is routed. 2. A wedge
used to secure an item in place.
BITT-Aheavy and firmly mounted piece of wood or metal
used for securing lines.
CIRCUITBREAKER -Adevice used to interrupt an elec-
trical circuit when current flow exceeds a predetermined
level.
BLOCK -Awooden or metal case enclosing one or more
pulleys and having a hook, eye, or strap by which it may
be attached.
CLEAT - A double-ended deck fitting to which lines are
secured; usually anvil-shaped.
BOLLARD -Asingle post (wood, metal, or concrete) on a
dock, pier, or wharf used to secure a vessel’s lines.
COAMINGS - Raised lips around cockpits or hatches
used to keep water from entering
BONDING - The electrical connection of exposed metal-
lic, non-current carrying components to a common point COCKPIT - An exposed deck area (usually aft) that is
on the main engine block.
substantially lower than the adjacent deck.
BOW - The front end of the boat.
BOW LINE -Adocking line leading from the bow.
COMBER - A wave on the point of breaking. A comber
hasathinlineofwhitewateronitscrest,knownas“feath-
ering.”
BREAKER -Asingle breaking plunging or spilling wave.
COMPANIONWAY - The steps or ladder leading down-
BREAKER LINE -The outer limit of the surf. However, all ward from a deck.
breakers may not be in a line. They can occur outside
the breaker line.
COMPARTMENTS - Rooms divided by bulkheads.
BRIDGE - The main vessel control station
COUNTER - The overhang at the stern of a boat.
BROACH - The turning of a boat parallel to the waves, CRADLE -Aframework, generally made of wood, used
subjecting it to possible capsizing.
to support a boat when it is out of the water.
BULKHEADS - The interior walls of a boat.
CREST - The top of a wave, breaker or swell.
BULWARK - The side of a vessel when carried above the CUDDY -Asmall sheltered cabin in a boat.
level of the deck.
CURRENT -1. The movement of water, 2. The flow of
BUOY-An anchored float used for marking a position on electrical charge
the water, a hazard, or a shoal.
DEADAHEAD - Directly in front of the boat.
CAPSIZE -To turn over.
DEAD RECKONING -Aplot of courses steered and dis-
CAPSTAN -Amachine that moves a cylindrical device on tances traveled through the water.
a shaft for the purpose of hauling up an anchor.
DECK -Apermanent covering over a compartment, hull
CAST OFF - To let go.
or any part thereof.
CATAMARAN - A twin-hulled boat, with the hulls being DINGHY-Asmall,openboatusedforshiptoshoretrans-
side-by-side.
portation.
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| Categories | Four Winns Manuals, Outboard Marine Corporation Manuals |
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| Model Year | 1998, 1999 |
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| Document Type | Owner's Manual |
| Language | English |
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| Publisher | fourwinns.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | Outboard Marine Corporation |
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