Mainship 40 Trawler Single - Page 148

Abaf
t
-
T
o
w
a
r
d
th
e
r
ea
r
o
f th
e
boa
t
.
Ab
ea
m
-
At ri
g
ht an
g
les to the boat
’
s keel
.
Aboard
-
O
n the boat.
Abreast
-
S
ide b
y
side.
Adrift
-
L
oose, not on a moor
i
n
g
or tow
li
ne
.
Af
t
-
T
o
w
a
r
ds
o
r
a
t th
e
s
t
e
rn
.
Aground
g
-
S
tuck
f
ast on the bottom.
Ah
ea
d
-
In
a
f
o
rw
a
r
d
m
o
ti
o
n.
Amidship
p
-
(
1
)
An ob
j
ect or area midwa
y
between
the bow and the stern o
f
the boat;
(
2
)
An ob
j
ect or area
midwa
y
between the port and the starboard side of the
boa
t.
Ampere
p
-
Th
e
s
t
a
n
da
r
d
u
nit
used
t
o
m
easu
r
e
th
e
s
tren
g
th of an electrical current
.
Astern
-
Dir
ec
ti
o
n
of
tr
a
v
e
l wh
e
n
boa
t m
o
v
es
bac
kw
a
r
ds.
Athwartship
p
-
Movement from
p
ort to the bottom o
f
the lowest part o
f
the boat
(f
or example, the propeller
tip or rudder
)
;
(
2
)
The depth o
f
water necessar
y
to
f
loat
a
boa
t.
Even keel
-
To be
f
loatin
g
evenl
y
without listin
g
to
e
ith
e
r
s
i
de
.
Exhaust system
y
-
Th
e means
by
w
hi
c
h
t
h
e
h
ot
e
n
g
ine or the
g
enerator exhaust
g
ases are moved
f
rom
the en
g
ine and released into the atmosphere.
Fathom
-
Six
(
6
)
feet.
Fender
-
A rubber or plastic device positioned to
absorb impact between vessels or a vessel and a
dock.
Flar
e
-
(
1
)
O
utward curve o
f
the hull as it comes up
the side
f
rom the water line;
(
2
)
A p
y
rotechnic device
used for emer
g
enc
y
si
g
nallin
g
.
Flotsa
m
-
R
efuse that floats when dischar
g
ed over-
boa
r
d
.
Flying bridge
yg g
-
The uppermost steerin
g
station from
whi
c
h th
e
v
esse
l i
s
co
ntr
o
ll
ed.
Fore-and-af
t
-
A
line, or an
y
thin
g
else, that runs par-
allel to the lon
g
itudinal center o
f
the boat.
Forward
-
T
o
w
a
r
d
th
e
bo
w
.
Freeboard
-
Th
e
minim
u
m v
e
rti
ca
l
d
i
s
t
a
n
ce
f
r
o
m th
e
c
enter of the water to the center of the
g
unwale
.
Galley
y
-
Th
e
kit
c
h
e
n
a
r
ea
o
f
a
boa
t.
G
aske
t
-
A
strip of sealin
g
material used to make
j
oints
f
luid ti
g
ht.
G
elcoa
t
- The thin outer la
y
er o
f
pi
g
mented plastic
used on exposed
f
iber
g
lass components
.
G
land
-
The movable part o
f
a stu
ff
in
g
box, which
c
ompresses the packin
g
when ti
g
htened
(
also re
f
erred
to as packin
g
g
land”
)
G
round
-
The electrical potential of the
(
electrical
g
round
)
earth’s sur
f
ace, which is zero.
G
unwal
e
-
(
1
)
The line where the upper deck and the
hull meet;
(
2
)
The upper ed
g
e o
f
a boat’s side.
Hatche
s
-
C
overs on hatchwa
y
s.
Hatchways
y
-
A
ccess wa
y
s throu
g
h decks
.
Hardtop
p
-
A
permanent cover over t
h
e ca
bi
n or coc
k
-
pit.
Hawser
-
A
heav
y
rope used
f
or moorin
g
or towin
g.
Head
-
A toilet or lavator
y
.
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ainship 40 Trawler Sin
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le & Twin • Glossar
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