Glossary
ABAFT.-.Toward.the.rear.of.a.boat.
ABEAM.-.At.right.angles.to.the.keel.of.the.boat.
ABOARD.-.On.the.boat.
BILGE.-.The.lowest.interior.area.of.a.hull,.used.to..
collect.water.that.has.entered.
BILGE.PUMP.-.A.pump.intended.for.removal.of.spray,.
rainwater,.and.the.normal.accumulation.of.water.due.
to.seepage.and.spillage;.not.intended.for.damage.
control.
ABREAST.-.Side.by.side.
ADRIFT.-.Loose,.not.on.moorings.or.towline.
AFT.-.Moving.toward.the.stern,.you.are.going.aft.
AGROUND.-.Stuck.fast.to.the.bottom.
AHEAD.-.In.a.forward.direction.
BINNACLE.-.The.stand.or.support.for.a.magnetic.
compass.occasionally.used.to.mean.helm.
BITT - A heavy and firmly mounted piece of wood .
or.metal.used.for.securing.lines.
BLOCK.-.A.wooden.or.metal.case.enclosing.one..
or.more.pulleys.and.having.a.hook,.eye,.or.strap.by.
which.it.may.be.attached.
ALEE.-.Away.from.the.direction.of.the.wind;.opposite.
of.windward.
BOLLARD.-.A.single.post.(wood,.metal,.or.concrete).
on.a.dock,.pier,.or.wharf.used.to.secure.a.vessel’s.
lines.
ALOFT.-.Above.the.deck.
AMIDSHIPS.-.1..An.object.or.area.midway.between.
the.bow.and.stern...2..An.object.or.area.midway.
between.the.port.side.and.the.starboard.side.of.a.
vessel.
BONDING.-.The.electrical.connection.of.exposed.
metallic,.non-current.carrying.components.to.a.
common.point.on.the.main.engine.block.
AMPERE.-.The.standard.unit.used.to.measure.the.
draw.of.an.electrical.current.
BOW.-.The.front.end.of.the.boat.
BOW.LINE.-.A.docking.line.leading.from.the.bow.
ANCHOR.RODE.OR.ROPE.-.The.line.(chain)..
connecting.a.vessel.to.its.anchor.
BREAKER.-.A.single.breaking,.plunging.or.spilling.
wave.
ANCHOR.BALL.-.A.black,.circular,.day.signal.hoisted.
to.show.that.a.vessel.is.anchored..Replaced.at.dusk.
by.the.anchor.light.
BREAKER.LINE.-.The.outer.limit.of.the.surf...
However,.all.breakers.may.not.be.in.a.line...
They.can.occur.outside.the.breaker.line.
ASTERN.-.Anywhere.behind.the.boat,.a.reverse..
direction,.opposite.of.ahead.
BRIDGE.-.The.main.vessel.control.station..
ATHWARTSHIPS.-.A.line,.or.anything.else,.running.
perpendicular.to.the.fore-and-aft.center.line.of.a.boat.
BROACH.-.The.turning.of.a.boat.parallel.to.the.waves,.
subjecting.it.to.possible.capsizing.
BATTEN.-.A.strip.of.wood.or.metal.used.to.secure.
tarpaulin(s).in.place.over.a.hatch..To.batten.down.
means.to.secure.for.rough.weather.
BULKHEADS.-.The.interior.walls.of.a.boat.
BULWARK.-.The.side.of.a.vessel.when.carried.above.
the.level.of.the.deck.
BEAM.-.1..The.widest.distance.across.a.boat.from.the.
outside.skin.on.one.side.to.the.outside.skin.on.the.
other...2..A.transverse.structural.member.that.stiffens.
and.supports.a.portion.of.the.deck.
BUOY - An anchored float used for marking a position
on.the.water,.a.hazard,.or.a.shoal.
CAPSIZE.-.To.turn.over.
BEAM.WIND.-.A.wind.blowing.against.the.side.of.the.
vessel,.perpendicular.to.the.long.axis.of.the.vessel.
Glossary
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