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Glossary

ABYC – American Boat and Yacht Council, Inc.

AFLOAT – On the water.

AFT – Toward the rear or stern of the boat.

AGROUND – Touching bottom.

AMIDSHIP – Center or middle of the boat.

ANCHOR – (1) An iron casting shaped to grip the lake bottom to

hold the boat. (2) The act of setting the anchor.

ANODE – An electrode carrying a positive charge

ASHORE – On the shore.

ASTERN – Toward the stern.

BAIL – To remove water from the bottom of the boat with a pump,

bucket, sponge, etc.

BALLAST – Any solid or liquid weight placed in a boat to increase

the draft, to change the trim.

BEAM – The widest point on the boat.

BEARING – Relative position or direction of an object from the boat.

BILGE – The lowest interior section of the boat hull.

BOARDING – To enter the boat.

BOUNDARY WATERS – A body of water between two areas of

jurisdiction; i.e., a river between two states.

BOW – The forward end of the boat

BULKHEAD – Vertical partition (wall) in a boat.

BUNKS – Carpeted trailer hull supports.

BURDENED BOAT – Term for the boat that must "give-way" to boats

with the right-of-way.

CAPACITY PLATE – A plate that provides maximum weight capacity

and engine horsepower rating information. It is located in full view

of the helm.

CAPSIZE – To turn over.

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