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MONTEREY
BOATS
Glossary of Terms
Aft: In, near, or toward the stern of a boat.
Aground: A boat stuck on the bottom.
Amidships: In or toward the part of a boat midway
between the bow and stern.
Anchor: A specially shaped heavy metal device
designed to dig efciently into the bottom under
a body of water and hold a boat in place.
Anchorage: An area specically designated by
governmental authorities in which boats may
anchor.
Ashore: On shore.
Astern: Behind the boat, to move backwards.
Athwartship: At right angles to the center line of
the boat.
Barnacles: Small, hard-shelled marine animals
which are found in salt water attached to pilings,
docks and bottoms of boats.
Beam: The breadth of a boat usually measured
at its widest part.
Bearing: The direction of an object from the boat,
either relative to the boat’s direction or to com-
pass degrees.
Berth: A bunk or a bed on a boat.
Bilge: The bottom of the boat below the oor-
ing.
Bilge Pump: A pump that removes water that col-
lects in the bilge.
Boarding: Entering or climbing into a boat.
Boarding Ladder: Set of steps temporarily tted
over the side of a boat to assist persons coming
aboard.
Boat Hook: Short shaft of wood or metal with a
hook tting at one end shaped to aid in extending
one’s reach from the side of the boat.
Bow: The front end of a boat’s hull.
Bow Line: A line that leads forward from the bow
of the boat.
Bow Rail: Knee high rails of solid tubing to aid in
preventing people from falling overboard.
Bridge: The area from which a boat is steered and
controlled.
Bridge Deck: A deck forward and usually above the
cockpit deck.
Broach: When the boat is sideways to the seas and
in danger of capsizing; a very dangerous situation
that should be avoided.
Bulkhead: Vertical partition or wall separating
compartments of a boat.
Cabin: Enclosed superstructure above the main
deck level.
Capsize: When a boat lays on its side or turns
over.
Chock: A deck tting, usually of metal, with inward
curving arms through which mooring or anchor
lines are passed so as to lead them in the proper
direction both on board and off the boat.
Cleat: A deck tting, usually of metal with project-
ing arms used for securing anchor and mooring
lines.
Closed Cooling System: A separate supply of fresh
water that is used to cool the engine and circulates
only within the engine.
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