PART 1 PARTS OF THE HULL


Cruising keelboats differ from daysailing keelboats in a few ways. They are more spacious and equipped with an engine and propeller, wheel steering in some cases, and cooking and sleeping accommodations. Here are some familiar terms plus some new ones.


Pulpit Hatch Instruments


Electronic displays that can provide informa- tion about boat speed (knotmeter), distance traveled (knotlog) and water depth (depth sounder).


Cockpit


Wheel The wheel steers the boat much like a car’s steering wheel.


Life Ring and Overboard Pole


Safety gear that is used when some- body falls overboard.


Rudder


The flat steering foil, controlled by a tiller or wheel, that is used to turn the boat.


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Propeller Shaft


Propeller The propel- ler is used to drive the boat through the water under power.


A long rod connecting the propel- ler to the engine.


Cockpit Locker Stowage locker for sails, lines, and fenders.


Companionway Entrance to the interior of the boat. Boards fit into the vertical opening to prevent water from entering the interior.


An opening in the deck for stowing and retrieving sails from below.


The metal railing at the bow and stern to prevent crew from falling overboard.


Deck


Stanchions Posts that support the lifelines.


Grab Rails


The railings along the cabin top providing handholds.


Lifelines


Standard wire to help prevent crew from falling overboard.


Coaming The raised rim around the cockpit. Keel


The weighted vertical fin at the bot- tom of the boat. Its weight reduces heeling while its shape keeps the boat from sliding sideways through the water.


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