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Breakwater
A structure, usually stone or concrete,built
to create a harbor or improve an existing
one.
Bulkhead
Vertical partition in a boat.
Burdened Vessel
Former term for the vessel which must stay
clear of vessels with the right-of-way.
Calking (Caulking)
Forcing filler material into the seams of the
planks in a boat’s deck or sides, to make
them watertight.
Camber
The arch of a deck, sloping downward from
the center toward the sides.
Capsize
To turn over.
Carburetor Backfire Flame Arrestor
Required equipment on all motorboats
except outboards and diesels. Reduces
chance of fire caused by backfires in inter-
nal combustion engines.
Cardinal Points
The four main points of a compass; north,
east, south, and west.
Ceiling
The inside lining of the hull.
Certificate
Government paper, such as a boat’s
license.
Chart
A map of a body of water that contains pilot-
ing information.
Chine
The intersection of sides and bottom of a
boat.
Cleat
A piece of wood or metal with projecting
ends to which lines are made fast.
Clinker
A method of planking in which the lower
edge of each strake overlaps the upper
edge of the strake next below. (Also called
lapstrake.)
Coaming
A raised edge, as around part or all of a
cockpit, that prevents seawater from enter-
ing the boat.
Coast Guard
The federal marine law enforcement and
rescue agency in the US.
Cockpit
A well or sunken space in the afterdeck of a
small boat for the use of the helmsman and
crew.
Companionway
A hatch or entrance, from deck to cabin.
Compass
The instrument which shows the heading of
a vessel.
Cowls
Hooded openings used for ventilation.
Cradle
A frame used to support a vessel on land.
Current
The movement of the water in a horizontal
direction.
Deadrise
The rise of the bottom of a midships frame
from the keel to the bilge.
Deck
Any permanent covering over a compart-
ment.
Deep-six
To discard or throw overboard.
Depth Sounder
An electronic depth-finding instrument, mea-
suring the time a sound wave takes to go
from the vessel to the bottom and return,
then displaying the result in feet, fathoms,
or meters.
Dinghy
A small, open boat.
Displacement Hull
Type of hull that plows through the water
even when more power is added.
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