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Boat
From LoveToKnow 1911
BOAT (0. Eng. bat; the true etymological connexion with Dutch and Ger. boot, Fr. bateau, Ital. battello presents great difficulties; Celtic forms are from O. Eng.), ...
Boat Paint Advice - What's the right colour marine paint for your classic boat?
What's the right colour for your classic yacht? While there are some precedents - it is impossible to find two people who agree ...
Boat and Ship Rigs
Modern Rigs
Masthead Sloop - the most popular rig, having a single mast with two sails. The forward sail is called a jib. The aft sail is the Mainsail, or Main. Sometimes called the Marconi Rig or the Bermuda Rig.
life boat - A small boat used for emergencies such as when the parent boat is sinking.
life jacket - A device used to keep a person afloat. Also called a life preserver, life vest, PFD or personal floatation device.
- Large Boat in a Slip — When any boat is moored for long periods of time in a slip, use the classical dock lines techniques already mentioned, but often dock lines are utilized on both the port and starboard sides of the boat.
Boat Glossary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z An in-depth FAQ brought to you by glue-it.com ...
A boat is on the starboard tack when the main boom is over the port quarter and the port jib sheet is hauled aft. The wind is then on the starboard bow. The conditions are reversed when the craft goes on the port tack. In Diagram No.
Your Boat Rope...
How To Make An Eye Splice
The Proper Use and Care of Boat Rope
Making An Eye Splice ...
you actually sail a boat (imagine that!); practical application of theoretical knowledge (equivalent of 6 pack/Masters written) is observed as part of the underway exam.
Boat Accessories for Having Fun
Once you sail offshore into deeper water, you can use boat accessories to have fun and also make boating maintenance easier. Here are some items you can get at a discount sailing gear store: ...
Boat Speak
Terms we use to describe our designs. This glossary was originally published in our WebLetters. If you have any suggestions for additions, or corrections, please email: ...
Cat Boat One unstayed mast stepped well forward. It has one sail regardless of size. Usual gaffed rigged
Bettle Cat ...
Bare boat charter: a charter in which the bare ship is chartered without crew; the charterer, for a stipulated sum taking over the vessel for a stated period of time, with a minimum of restrictions; ...
Motor Boat Operations
Fueling Procedures
When mixed with air, gasoline evaporates quickly. Therefore, use caution when fueling a boat. Because gasoline fumes are heavier than air, they can accumulate in the hold, i.e.
BR-10. Boat Ramps and Parking Lots Administered by Division
Section 1. Applicability.
This regulation applies to boat ramps, parking lots, and seawalls or other mooring facilities administered by the Division.
Bring the Boat to the Dock
Secure the Boat to the Dock
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ABAFT: Toward the rear (stern) of the boat. Behind.
ABEAM: A direction that is at exactly 90 degrees, or right angles from the side of the boat
ABOARD: On or within the boat.
ABOVE DECK: On the deck (not over it - see ALOFT) ...
There are several pumps on the boat which can fail.
1) Fresh Water Pump - Provides water pressure for the sinks and showers. Some boats will have a seawater pump to provide seawater for showering and initial rinses of dishes.
My Ingenue design was a CCA rule-beater of this type, winning a lot of silver in her day and beating many larger yachts boat-for-boat when the wind was free.
Boat
A fairly indefinite term. A waterborne vehicle smaller than a ship. One definition is a small craft carried aboard a ship.
Boat Hook ...
Boat HookA short shaft with a fitting at one end shaped to facilitate use in putting a line over a piling, recovering an object dropped overboard, or in pushing or fending off.
BowThe forward part of a boat.
Boat Hook - a device designed to catch a line when coming alongside a pier or mooring
Bolt Rope - a rope sewn into the luff of a sail for use in attaching to the standing rigging ...
boat
A small vessel used to travel on the water, powered by either wind, power or oars. Also any small vessel carried on a larger ship.
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Boat Parts
The most basic terms in boating are those used to describe parts and directions on the boat. Most of these don't have or need mnemonics.
Boat Speed:
Speed through the water, not "over ground".
Boatswain:
Also bosun, bos'n, bo's'n, and bo'sun, all of which are pronounced bosun.
Boat
A boat is a watercraft designed to float or plane on water, and provide transport over it. Usually this water will be inland (lakes) or in protected coastal areas.
jet boat
A boat powered by an engine with a water-pump used to create propulsion.
jib
Triangular sail projecting ahead of the mast.
Long Boat
The largest boat carried by another ship. This was used to move larger loads, often anchors, chains, or ropes. In the case of pirates, the longboats were used to transport the bulk of heavier treasures. .
Long Clothes ...
Bare Boat Charter
A charter whereby the charterer leases the bare ship and appoints the master and crew himself.
Long Boat: A long-boat is the largest boat that usually carried aboard a larger sea
going vessel; it is generally furnished with a mast and sails.
Louisbourg Fleet (British): 1745.
Louisbourg Fleets: 1758.
Basic boat terms
Certain basic boating terms apply specifically to boats equipped with one or more engines-whether inboard (mounted within the hull), outboard (mounted on the transom and detachable), or the combination inboard-outboard (1/0) type.
Sport Boat
When rating rules were in a state of flux and one-design racing was on the rise we had sailors looking for the thrills of one-design dinghy sailing combined with the stability of a keelboat.
jolly boat - A yacht's boat larger than a dinghy, and not so large as a cutter. Used by a merchant ship much the same as a dinghy by a yacht.
Jolly Roger - A pirate's flag. A white skull and cross bones on a black field.
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Fall in Boat - Any operator or passenger who slips, trips, or falls on board or within the vessel.
Falls on Boat - Any operator or passenger who impacts the vessel.
Falls Overboard - Any operator or passenger who falls off of the vessel.
Boat Hook - A pole with a hook on one end used to catch a ring bolt or line when coming alongside a pier or mooring
Boat Speed - Speed on the water not including current versus true speed which includes current ...
Boat rudders may be either outboard or inboard. Outboard rudders are hung on the stern or transom.
Boat Names
Boats are unique--part living being and part object. Because the balance is unclear, the naming of boats is disputed territory.
Boat's principle sail, set aft of mainmast.
Make Fast
To secure a line.
A boat making penalty turns under either Rule 31.2 (Touching a Mark) or rule 44.2 (720° Turns Penalty) must keep clear of other boats not also taking penalty turns. Thus, all boats not taking penalty turns will have r-o-w over one that is.
A boat on a port tack must give way to one on a starboard tack.
When both boats are on the same tack (wind on the same side), the vessel to windward must give way to a leeward vessel (the one farthest from the wind).
A boat that has to stay clear of the right-of-way, or stand-on boat.
Gunwale
The top edge of the side of the hull.
A boat is said to be planing when it is essentially moving over the top of the water, rather than plowing through the water.
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Ice Boat: A small boat typically used on P.E.I. for transportation across the Northumberland Strait prior to 1918 during the Winter Months. Typically, they were 5 metres long, and 1.
Bare Boat with crew OR crewed yacht - What's the difference?
Costs for a bare boat are individually itemized. Several options (such as a cook or provisioning) may be deleted to better suit your holiday budget.
Each boat is equipped with life vests (personal flotation devices, or PFDs) and all required boat safety features.
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Basic Boat Maintenance
Outboard Motor Care
Pre-Departure Checklist
Spring Start-up Checklist
Semi-Annual Checklist
Winterizing Your Boat ...
Get to boat in plenty of time to get your boat out of the slip and anchored. Many members have stated to me that they just could not get down in time and now it was blowing to hard for them to leave their slip.
When a boat is stranded on the shore, or on the bottom of the body of water, it is said to have run aground.
ahead
In a forward direction.
When a boat is approaching from an angle up ahead, (c) you can tell that you are on a collision course if the Relative Bearing to that vessel remains constant (d).
Falls in Boat - Any slip, trip or fall on board or within the vessel resulting in injury or death.
Falls Overboard - Falls from the vessel with resulting injury or death.
SWING THE BOAT-To rotate the vessel to check the compass on known courses.
TABERNACLE-A hinge at the base of a mast which allows the mast to be lowered easily.
The pilot-boat runs down to leeward, gets out oil-bags to windward and on her lee quarter, and the boat pulls back around her stern, protected by the oil. The vessels drift to leeward and leave an oil-slick to windward, between the two.
Working the Boat
You should never stop working the boat from the time the starting gun goes until the end of the race. You should keep working the mainsheet, steering over waves and moving your body to keep the boat flat.
Beam: A boat's greatest width.
Beating: Sailing (or pointing) at an angle into the wind or upwind. Since sailboats cannot sail directly into the wind, "beating" is the closet course to the wind they can sail.
Beam: A boat's greatest width.
Bilge: The lowest part of a boat's hull.
Black Magic: The nickname given the black Team New Zealand yacht, representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, that won the America's Cup in 1995.
Stiff
A boat that resists heeling.
Stink pot
Sailors' slang for a powerboat.
How to buy a boat
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Ahull: A boat is ahull when it is hove-to with sails furled.
Aloft: Overhead, up
Amidships: The middle of a boat, either fore, aft, or athwartships ...
Start: A boat starts when after her starting signal any part of her hull, crew or equipment first crosses the starting line and she has complied with rule 29.1 and rule 30.1 if it applies.
 See also: Hull, Sailing, Sail, Forward, Aft
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