Nautique 2008 70141 manual Correct Craft, Inc

CAST-OFF– To unfasten mooring lines in preparation for departure.

CATHODE – An electrode carrying a negative charge

CAVITATION – A phenomenon in which low pressure within a liquid allows vapor bubbles to form

CENTER LINE – A lengthwise imaginary line which runs fore and aft with the boat’s keel.

CHINE – The point on a boat where the side intersects (meets) the bottom.

CLEAT – A deck fitting with ears to which lines are fastened.

CONSOLE – Also called helm. The steering wheel area of the boat.

CRANKING BATTERY – The main battery used for engine starting and electrical circuits.

CURRENT – Water moving in a horizontal direction.

DEADRISE – Transverse angle of the bottom of the hull.

DECK – The open surface on the boat where the passengers walk.

DRAFT – The depth of the boat below the water line, measured vertically to the lowest part of the hull.

ELECTROLYSIS – The break-up of metals due to the effects of galvanic corrosion.

FENDER – Devices built into or hung over the sides of a boat to prevent the boat from rubbing or chafing against other boats or piers.

FORE – Toward the front or bow of the boat. Opposite of aft.

FREEBOARD –The distance from the waterline to the upper surface of the side of the deck.

FUEL SENDING UNIT – The electrical device that is mounted on the outside of a built-in fuel tank and controls the dashboard fuel gauge.

GIVE-WAY BOAT – (1) Term for the boat that must take whatever action necessary to keep well clear of the boat with the right-of-way in meeting or crossing situations. (2) The burdened boat.

GUNWALE – The rail or upper edge of a boat’s side.

HEAD – A marine toilet.

HELM – The steering wheel or command area.

HULL – The structural body of a boat below the deck.

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