Where should you mount solar panels?
Dear Boat Doctor,
Your article on the restoration of the Island Packet 31 (Retrofits, January) was most interesting to me, as I too have a 'vintage' IP 31.
How to make a wooden tranducer mount, in 8 easy steps:
1 Select a block of wood
wide enough to accommodate the head of the transducer and draw an elongatedpear shape.
Mount
1) An attachment point for another object. 2) The act of putting an object on its mount.
Multihull
Any boat with more than one hull, such as a catamaran or trimaran.
mount - An attachment point for another object.
mushroom anchor - A type of anchor with a heavy inverted mushroom shaped head. Mushroom anchors are used to anchor in mud and other soft ground.
frame-mount hitch
Hitch fastened to the frame of a tow vehicle.
freeboard
Vertical distance between the waterline and the top of the hull side.
Mountain wave
A lee wave resulting from air flowing over a mountain range.
Murphy's Law ...
The mount for the compass, usually located on the wheel's pedestal.
binocular
A pair of small telescopes, one for each eye, used to magnify distant objects.
Oars mounted on the side of ships for steering are documented from the 3rd millennium BCE in Persia and Ancient Egypt in artwork, wooden models, and even remnants of actual boats.
Ring mounted to the front of the mast to which the inboard end of the spinnaker pole is attached when flying the spinnaker. Also commonly used as a place to secure lines and halyards when they are not in use.
Spinnaker fairlead ...
Frame mounted hitch
Check the following before heading down the highway: ...
I guns mounted in pairs on the upper deck in a large pear-shaped barbette, and seven 6-in, guns on the main deck; and having a speed of 16 knots.
Stringer Mount - Often used to describe early vintage OMC sterndrive engine packages
Stuffing Box - Fitting that seals and lubricates the propeller shaft where it protrudes through the hull ...
An arch to mount the radar, usually at the stern of the boat.
radar clearing line
A radar range to provide a safe distance off when travelling along a coast ...
A vertically mounted board to provide front wall protection against shifting cargo and commonly seen on platform trailers (road cargo).
Synonym: Header Board.
jack plateA mounting device for an outboard motor that enables operators to vertically raise or lower the motor, thereby controlling propeller depth in the water. jet boatA boat powered by an engine with a water-pump used to create propulsion.
Small propellor mounted sideways in the bow to aid manoeuverability.
Bow Wave
The wave created by the bow of a vessel as it cuts through the water.
Mount - An attachment point for another object.
Mouse - Any small collar made with spunyarn or light line to hold something in place.
Hand-hold fittings mounted on cabin tops and sides for personal safety when moving around the boat.
granny knot
A bad knot that was probably tied in error, will not necessarily hold fast, and may be difficult to untie.
Log- A device, mounted under the stern of a boat, that measures speed.
Logbook- A boat's record of activity.
Longitude- Position, in degrees, east and west of Greenwich, England.
GRAB RAILS: Hand-hold fittings mounted on cabin tops and sides for personal safety when moving around the boat.
GROUND TACKLE: A collective term for the anchor and its associated gear.
G.R.P.: Glass Re-Enforced Plastic (fibreglass) ...
" Binnacle The mount for the compass, usually located on the wheel's pedestal. Bitt A sturdy post mounted on the bow or stern to which anchor or mooring lines may be attached. Bitter end The end of a line.
I/O (Inboard/outboard) A propulsion system that uses an inboard motor, mounted at the transom, with a propeller assembly, similar to the bottom of an outboard, mounted on the outside of the transom, ...
Fairing Block- shim installed to adjust the angle of a mounted item.
Fair Lead - a line unobstructed between its terminals, such as
between a bow chock and a piling.
Fender - protection for a boat.
BLOCK The name given to a pulley or sheave, or a system of pulleys or sheaves, mounted in a frame or shell and used for moving objects by means of ropes run over the pulleys or sheaves. The prefixes, single, double, triple, etc.
An engine that is mounted within the hull in irons When a boat's bow is in the wind's eye and, having lost all headway, ...
the ship is heading SHACKLE a U-shaped fitting with a pin across the open ends, the pin sometimes being threaded at one end and sometimes held in place with a cotter pin, or both SHEAVE (pronounced shiv) wheel with grooved edge such as is mounted in ...
CAPSTAN - A spool-shaped vertical cylinder mounted on a spindle and bearing, turned by means of levers or bars; used for moving heavy loads, such as hoisting anchors., lifting yards or careening vessels.
CAST OFF - To let go.
Bending on: To mount the mainsail to the boom
Bermuda sloop: The most "classic" rig with a triangular mainsail and a jib
Bight: The part of a rope that is used for making knots ...
Gimball - A device that suspends a compass ( Mounting Bracket) so that it remains level.
Gooseneck - A device connecting the boom to the mast.
chock: a guide for an anchor, mooring or docking line, attached to the deck a metal fitting, usually mounted on or in a boat's rail, to guide hawsers or lines for mooring or towing.
BINNACLE A short pillar near the helm on which is mounted the ship's compass. BITTER END The last part of a rope or chain. The inboard end of the anchor rode. BLOCK A wood or metal pulley with sheaves or wheels through which the ropes are rove.
Some locations have high mountains which shield the wind, and some months more commonly have better winds than others.
#2. Is the bottom soft or made of rock?
Lateen: A triangular sail mounted on a spar along the sails luff.
Leach: The aft edge of a fore-and-aft sail.
Lee: The direction the wind is travelling.
Lee boards: Boards, mounted on the sides of a boat to resist leeway.
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.
This equipment can be mounted to suspend equipment over the bow, over the side, through a well, or over the stern. The least favorable location is over the stern, and over the side at or near the stern is just as bad.
While laboring and plunging in the mountainous sea, the Martha Cobb fell in with a sinking vessel flying signals of distress to the effect that the water was fast gaining on her and that all her boats were stove in.
This is especially a problem if the all-round light is mounted all the way aft, as was required by the now-repealed Motorboat Act of 1940, and the sidelights are mounted all the way forward.
This light must be mounted higher than the running lights. Depending your angle relative to the powerboat, the masthead light might or might not appear to be in line with the visible running light, but it will always be higher.
Divide the LP (Luff Perpendicular) by the J (mast to forestay mounting point distance) times 100 to get the percentage of overlap. This graphic image may help illustrate these dimensions.
Small outboard motors are truly self-contained, with integral fuel tanks and controls mounted on the body of the motor and steered by a "tiller" directly connected to the motor.
A detachable engine mounted on a boat's stern.
OUTDRIVE - A propulsion system for boats with an inboard engine operating an exterior drive, with drive shaft, gears, and propeller; also called stern-drive and inboard/outboard.
Block: A deck or track-mounted pulley device through which ropes such as jib and genoa sheets are strung.
Boom: A spar to which a sail's lower edge or "foot" is attached. The boom is attached to the mast at the gooseneck.
An outboard rudder (transom-mounted rudder) hangs off the stern on gudgeons and pintles. A canting rudder swings sideways as the boat heels so it remains vertical and provides best performance. A popup rudder lifts in shallow water.
A detachable engine mounted on a boats stern.
Outhaul - Usually a line or tackle, an outhaul is used to pull the clew of the mainsail towards the end of the boom, thus tightening the foot of the sail.
On most sailboats with a furling jib, the jib sheet comes back to a moveable block mounted on the deck, as in this photo. This block can be moved forward or aft for optimum sail shape with different amounts of sail unfurled.
There is a compass in the shore box, which can be mounted on the after cabin wall, starboard side. Be sure to tumble the compass on its gimbals so that the Lubber Line (etched line that shows the straight-ahead direction) on the compass shows aft.
The radar reflector must be mounted or suspended at a height of not less than 4 metres above the water if practicable.
Ketch - a two-masted ship with a small mast mounted forward of the rudder post
Knot - a unit of speed, one knot=6,076 feet per hour
Lanyard - a line attached to any small object for the purpose of securing the object ...
Batteries: Any place where the guns and mortar are mounted. The term is also used to designate collectively a body of cannon.
Battle Lanterns: The lantern supplied to each gun to light up the decks during an engagement at night.
Binnacle:
(1) The mount and housing for the compass, usually located on the wheel's pedestal.
(2) On ols sailing ships it was a box to contain the compasses in upon the deck.
A sudden unexpected rush of wind from a mountainous shore which allowed a ship more leeway.
Over the Barrel - ...
The hull is rigid (which helps the boat track through the water) while inflatable pontoons are mounted to the sides of the dinghy and provide a nice soft cushion for one's posterior. R.I.B.
OUTBOARD - Toward or beyond the boat's sides. A detachable engine mounted on a boat's stern.
OVERBOARD - Over the side or out of the boat.
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Outboard - An engine not permanently affixed to the structure of the craft, regardless of the method or location used to mount the engine, e.g., motor wells, “kicker pits', motor pockets, etc.
Aclinic line - An imaginary line on a chart showing locations where there is no dip to a magnetic compass, ie where a vertically mounted magnetic compass will point to the horizon.
It is measured from the deck to the highest useful point on the forward side of the mast. Can be either the point where the forestay is attached to the mast, or if mounted above the forestay, the top of the spinnaker block.
so large as to preclude portability in its true sense but they re considered "outboard" because they are no "permanently" affixed to the structure of the craft. Also includes all "outboard" motors regardless of the method or location used to mount ...
Tantamount to foreman, he is on deck directly supervising maintenance operations. SHIPS CHAIRMAN (SHOP STEWARD) - In charge of union business for unlicensed personnel. Handles grievances.
A detachable engine mounted on a boat's stern.
Outhaul - the line that adjust tension along the foot of the sail along the boom ...
In low visibility foghorns are used and smaller craft have reflectors mounted so they can be seen by larger radar-equipped vessels.
 See also: Boat, Point, Sailing, Line, Hull
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