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    Description

                                       Boat glossary

            TERM          DEFINITION
            Bow           The front part of the boat.
            Deck          The “floor” or upper structure which covers the hull.
            Give-way      The vessel that must yield the right-of-way when two boats meet.
            Gunwale       The meeting junction of the deck and hull; the upper edge around the
                          boat. Pronounced “gunnel.”
            Hatch         An opening in the deck that provides access below.
            Helm          The steering console.
            Hull          The basic part of the boat; the underside.
            Lanyard       The cord or tether that connects the operator to the engine shut-off
                          switch so the engines will stop if the operator accidentally leaves the
                          helm.
            PFD           A personal flotation device, also known as “life jacket.”
            Planing       Traveling at a speed fast enough so the boat has leveled out and is
                          skimming on top of the water. There is a wake.
            Port          The left side of the boat.
            Stand-on      The vessel with the right-of-way when two boats meet.
            Starboard     The right side of the boat.
            Stern         The back part of the boat.
            Sub-planing   Traveling at a medium speed. The bow of the boat is out of the water,
                          but you are still traveling through the water. There is a wake.
            Transom       The vertical part of the stern.
            Trolling      Traveling at idle speed, using little or no throttle. The boat is down in the
                          water and it is not leaving a wake.
            Wake          The visible track of disturbed water that the boat leaves behind as it
                          moves in the water.

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