| ANCHOR FAIRLEAD - A device through which the | | | | boat bottom and the floor. |
| anchor rope is led. It protects the bow of the boat | | | | LACING CUFF - A flap of material through which life |
| from chafing. | | | | lines are led. Lacing cuffs frequently act as upright |
| BENCH SEAT - A rigid seat, usually a wooden plank, | | | | reinforcements for the buoyancy tube. |
| which you can sit on while riding in or rowing a boat. | | | | MOTOR BRACKET - The section of the boat that is |
| BILGE PUMP - An electric pump used to remove | | | | framed to hold the mounted engine. |
| water that has built up in the hull of the boat. | | | | MOTOR SHAFT - The engine from below the motor |
| BOLT ROPE - A piece of material containing a section | | | | head to the propeller. The motor shaft varies in length |
| of rope that slides into a slot in the hull to hold a | | | | and size depending on the horsepower of the engine. |
| buoyancy tube in place. Bolt ropes are also used to | | | | OARLOCK - A section of the boat, usually shaped like |
| hold seat cushions in place. | | | | a circle or U, that holds the boat's oars in place while |
| BOTTOM OF THE HULL - The part of the boat's hull | | | | allowing you to maneuver them for rowing. |
| that's under the water line. The navigation capacity of | | | | PLANE - The moment at which the boat goes from |
| a boat is largely determined by the shape of the | | | | pushing water in its path to gliding over the water. This |
| bottom of the hull. | | | | is the phase that shifts a boat from low to high speed. |
| CAVITATION - A condition caused when the propeller | | | | A boat will sometimes "porpoise" when planing as the |
| on a boat isn't set low enough in the water, causing it | | | | bow overtakes its own wave. |
| to get too much air or insufficient bite; cavitation | | | | PRESSURE GAUGE - A small instrument that |
| causes loss of power to the motor. Common causes | | | | measures the air pressure level in a buoyancy tube. |
| are an improperly mounted (too high) motor, rough | | | | RUBBING STRAKE - A flexible, abrasion-resistant |
| seas and tight turns. | | | | material in bands around a boat that protect it from |
| CHOPPY WATER - Rough sea due to wind and | | | | excess rubbing against a dock or anything else. |
| waves coming from different directions and hitting one | | | | SELF BAILER - A type of valve that removes |
| another. | | | | accumulated water from the boat while preventing |
| COATING - A flexible substance (often rubber or a | | | | water from getting into the boat's hull. When the boat |
| similar material) that coats the interior and exterior of a | | | | is at rest or is not in use, a plug can be used to close |
| fabric. Air tightness and leak prevention are assured | | | | the self bailer. |
| by the interior coating; abrasion resistance is provided | | | | STRINGER - Lengthwise bars, usually made of |
| by the outer layer. | | | | aluminum or another lightweight material, that lock the |
| COCKPIT - The part of the boat that holds | | | | floor boards into place in an inflatable boat. |
| passengers. | | | | TILLER ARM - An arm with controls used to steer an |
| CONE REINFORCEMENT - Rigid end caps to protect | | | | outboard motor and steer the boat. A tiller arm is used |
| the buoyancy of flotation tubes. | | | | when the boat doesn't have a remote helm station. |
| DECITEX - A weight measurement used to gauge the | | | | TRANSOM - The part of the boat's hull to which you |
| strength of a particular textile. Higher decitex means a | | | | would mount the motor bracket or, in some cases, the |
| stronger material. | | | | motor itself. |
| DECK - The horizontal platform on which you can | | | | TRIM TABS/TRIM FLAPS - Small extensions of the |
| stand in a boat. Large boats may have more than one | | | | bottom of the hull beyond the transom that provides |
| deck. | | | | added stability and reduces planing. |
| D-RING - A D-shaped ring, usually metal, which is used | | | | WATER EVACUATION PLUG - This plug, which is |
| in various ways to hold rope on a boat, particularly | | | | located in the lowest section of the hull's stern, allows |
| when beaching or towing a boat. | | | | water to flow out of the boat when you remove the |
| FLOOR - Like a deck. It's any surface on which you | | | | boat from the water. |
| can stand. Boat floors come in a variety of materials, | | | | ZODIAC - The Zodiac group is best known as a |
| including wooden slats, aluminum, composites or | | | | manufacturer of inflatable boats. They invented the |
| fiberglass. | | | | concept of the inflatable boat and established the |
| HAND RAILING - A fitted grab rail for passengers to | | | | Zodiac brand image. The term 'Zodiac' has become a |
| hold on to while in the boat or navigating. | | | | genericized trademark for any rigid hulled inflatable |
| KEEL - In a foldable boat, the keel is the inflatable | | | | boat. |
| lengthwise part found under the boat, between the | | | | |