2013 Chaparral H2O Owner’s Manual
Chaparral Boats, Inc.
Nashville, GA
chaparralboats.com
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Hatch
Head
Headway
Helm
Holding Tank
Hull
Hypothermia
Inboard
Inland Rules
Intracoastal
Waterways
Jetty
Keel
Knot
An opening in a boat’s deck for persons or cargo to go
below.
A marine toilet.
Forward motion of a vessel through the water.
The wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered.
Storage tank for sewage, so that it will not be pumped
overboard into the water.
The body of a boat.
A physical condition where the body loses heat faster
than it can produce it.
More toward the center of a vessel; inside; a motor fi tted
inside the boat.
Rules of the road that apply to vessel operation in harbors
and certain rivers, lakes, and inland waterways.
ICW: bays, rivers and canals along the coasts (such as
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts), connected so that
vessels may travel without going into the open sea.
A structure, usually masonry, projecting out from the
shore; a jetty may protect a harbor entrance.
The permanently positioned, fore-and-aft backbone mem-
ber of a boat’s hull.
To bend a line. Also, a unit of speed equal to one nautical
mile (6,076.10 feet) an hour.
Launch
Lee
Leeward
Leeway
List
LOA
Locker
Log
Lubber’s Line
Making Way
Marina
(1) To put a vessel into the water; (2) a small open pow-
erboat, mainly used for transportation between a vessel
and shore.
The side opposite to that from which the wind blows.
Situated on the side turned away from the wind. (Oppo-
site of windward.)
The amount a boat is carried sideways by the wind’s force
or current.
(1) A continuous leaning to one side, often caused by an
imbalance in stowage or a leak into one compartment; (2)
A light list is a printed listing of aids to navigation, in geo-
graphical order, or inclining of a vessel toard the side.
Length over all; the maximum length of a vessel’s hull,
excluding projecting spars or rudder.
A storage place, a closet.
A record or diary of a vessel’s journey.
A mark or permanent line on a compass that shows the
course of the boat.
Making progress through the water.
A place, essentially a dock area, where small recreational
craft are kept; usually fl oats or piers, as well as service
facilities, are available.
