KNOT - 1.Amaritime unit of speed equal to one nautical PAINTER - A line to the bow of a small boat used for
mileperhour(6076feet). 2.Atermforhitchesandbends. making fast.
LANYARD -Ashort line made fast to an object to secure PASSAGEWAY -Acorridor or hallway aboard ship.
it.
PENNANT - The line by which a boat is made fast to a
LATITUDE-Themeasureofangulardistanceindegrees, mooring buoy; also pendant.
minutes, and seconds, north or south of the equator.
PERSONAL FLOATATION DEVICE (PFD) - A life pre-
LAZARETTE - Storage compartment in the deck at the
stern.
server.
PIER -Aloading platform that extends at an angle from
LEADLINE -Aweighted line used to take depth measure- the shore.
ments.
PILASTER -Arectangular structural support column that
LEE - The direction opposite that of the wind.
LEEWARD -Away from the wind.
is an extension of the port and starboard aft cabin sides
and which supports the hardtop and flybridge.
PILING - Support, or protection for wharves, piers, etc.
PITCH - 1. The vertical (up and down) motion of a bow in
LIST -Avessel that inclines to port or starboard.
LORAN - Long Range Navigation. An electronic system a seaway, about the athwartships axis. 2. The axial ad-
wherebyanavigatorcandeterminepositionregardlessof vance of a propeller during one complete revolution.
weather.
PITCHPOLING-Aboatbeingthrownend-over-end.
LONGITUDINAL-Runninglengthwise.
PLANING HULL-At slow speeds, a planing hull will dis-
LOWS - A region of low atmospheric pressure. Hurri- place water in the same manner as a displacement hull.
canes are extremely concentrated low pressure systems. As speed is increased, the hull provides a lifting effect up
onto the surface of the water.
LUBBER LINE -Amark or line on the compass parallel to
the keel indicating forward.
POINT - One of 32 points of the compass that is equal to
11-1/4
degrees.
MAST - A spar that is set upright to support lighting, rig-
ging, or sails.
PORT - 1. Looking forward, the left side of a boat, 2. A
harbor, 3.Anopeningforlightorventilationorpassageof
MOORING - An arrangement for securing a boat to a material in the side of a boat.
mooring buoy or pier.
PORT BEAM - The left-center of a boat.
NAVIGATION LIGHTS - A set of red and green or white
lights which must be shown by all vessels between dusk PORT BOW - Facing the bow, the front left side.
anddawn.
PORT QUARTER - Looking forward, a vessel’s left rear
OVERHEAD -Aceiling or roof of a vessel.
OVERBOARD - Over the side of the boat.
section.
QUARTER - The sides of a boat aft of amidships.
OUTBOARD-1.Fromthefore-and-aftcenterlineofaboat QUARTERING SEA- Sea coming on a boat’s quarter.
towardboththeportandstarboardsides. 2.Theseaward
side of a moored boat. 3. An engine that is mounted RED-RIGHT-RETURNING - A term for helmsmen that
externally onto the transom of a boat.
buoys and day marker are on the right when returning
fromseaward.
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| Model Year | 2000 |
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