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30 Cards in this Set
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Hull |
The watertight structural shell of a boat |
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Deck |
The generally horizontal surface that encloses the top of the hull. |
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Transom |
The more or less flat surface that closes the hull at the stern |
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Keel |
The main structural member along the bottom of the boats hull; on a sailboat often an appended fin-shaped structure that contains ballast. |
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Mast |
A fixed vertical spar that holds up a sail or sails |
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Boom |
The spar that supports the foot of the mainsail |
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Gooseneck |
A articulated fitting that connects a boom to a mast |
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Bow |
The forward part of the boat |
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Rudder |
The movable appendage attached to a boat under the water and with which it can be steered. |
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Standing Rigging |
Rigging, e.g. Shrouds and stays, that supports spars and that remains in place when a boat is not sailing. |
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Shroud |
A wire that provides athwartships support to the mast. |
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Spreader |
An athwartships strut on a mast that holds a shroud away from the mast |
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Chainplate |
Metal fabrication attached to the hull and to which a stay or shroud is connected |
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Headstay |
The stay between the top of the mast and the bow |
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Forestay |
A stay that supports the mast from forward |
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Backstay |
A wire support from the top of the mast to the stern |
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Stanchion |
A metal pole that supports lifelines |
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Winch |
A device consisting of a gear driven drum that is operated with a handle to provide mechanical advantage when hauling on a line; also used to snub a line |
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Cleat |
A fitting used to secure a line under load |
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Fender |
A cushion, usually an inflated cylinder of rubber or similar material, placed between a boat and the dock |
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Dock line |
A line used to tie a boat in its dock |
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Block |
A pulley |
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Fairlead |
A fitting used to lead a line fair and at the correct angle to a winch, cleat, or other fitting |
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Cockpit |
The area of the boat, usually recessed into the the deck, from which the boat is steered and sailed |
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Cabin |
The interior of a boat |
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Stern |
The aft part of the boat |
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Helm |
The tiller or wheel with which the boat is steered |
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Tiller |
A lever used to control the rudder and thereby steer the boat |
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Lifeline |
A wire supported on stanchions around the perimeter of the deck to prevent crew from falling overboard |
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Pulpit |
A guardrail at the bow or stern of a boat to which (usually) the lifelines are connected |
