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Glossary

Aft Toward, at, or near the stern

Anode An electrode carrying a positive charge

Athwartship Across the boat, at right angles to the fore and aft centerline

Ballast Any solid or liquid weight placed in a boat to increase the draft, to

change the trim.

Bilge The area under the floor between the stringers

Bitter end. The inboard end of a ship’s anchoring cable which is secured to

the boat.

Bow The forward end of the boat

Bulkhead A vertical partition or wall that divides one compartment from

another

Camber The rise or crown of a deck

Cathode An electrode carrying a negative charge

Rub rail. The rubber extrusion that is fastened over the hull and deck joint

Cavitation A phenomenon in which low pressure within a liquid allows vapor

bubbles to form

Centerline The middle line of a boat, extending from the stem to the stern

Chafing plate Bent plate for minimizing chafing of lines

Chine Abrupt change in transverse shape where a boats side and bottom come

together

Cleat A metal fitting that has two “horns” around which ropes may be

fastened.

Davit A crane arm for hanging a boat above the water

Deadrise Transverse angle of the bottom of the hull

Deck The fiberglass portion of the boat above the hull

Draft The depth of the boat below the waterline measured vertically to the

lowest part of the hull, propeller or rudder.

Fathom A measure of length equal to 6 linear feet, used for depths of water

and lengths of anchor line.

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 and aft In line with the length of the boat’s longitudinal

Freeboard The distance from the waterline to the upper surface of the side of

the deck.

Heel The leaning of a boat to one side

Hull The structural body of a boat below the deck

Keel The principal fore and aft component of a boats hull bottom, located

along the centerline of the bottom; connecting the stem and the stern

Knot A unit of speed, equaling one nautical mile per hour; the international

nautical mile is 1852 m (6076 ft)

Lee The side away from the wind