Hunter 36 Owners Manual

HUNTER OWNER’S MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 of 3 INTRODUCTION PAGE • Warranty Registration Form……………………………………… • Hunter Warranty………………………………………….………… • Brief History…………………………………………………………. • Glossary of Sailing Terms….……………………………………… • Explanation of Symbols and Labels……………………………… 1 2-3 4 5-8 9 GENERAL HANDLING AND OPERATION • Safe Boating Tips………………………………………………….. • Pre-Departure Checklist…………………………………………… • Float Plan…………………………………………………………… • After Sailing Check List………………………………….………… • Docking and Anchoring……………………………………………. • Diesel Engine and Motoring………………………………………. • Electrical System…………………………………………………… • Cook Stove………………………………………………………….. • Toilet…….…………………………………………………………… • Opening Hull Ports…………………………………………………. • Pumps……………………………………………………………….. • Water System Operation………………………………….………. • Waste Discharge………………………………………….……….. • Environmental Considerations……………………………………. 10-11 12 13 14 15 16-17 17-18 19 19 19 20 20 21 22 MAINTENANCE • Instructions for Preparation for Bottom Painting………………... • Engine, Transmission, and Drive train…………………………… • Compasses…………………………………………………………. • Steering Systems………………………………………………….. • Electrical Systems…………………………………………………. • Plumbing Systems…………………………………………………. • Fuel Systems……………………………………………………….. • General Care……………………………………………………….. • Fabric Care…………………………………………………………. • Electrolysis and Galvanic Protection…………………………….. • Teak Care…………………………………………………………… • Storage/Winterization……………………………………………... • Certification Details………………………………………………… • Lightning Warning………………………………………………….. 23 24-25 26 26 26 27 27 28-29 29 30 30 31-33 34 35

HUNTER OWNER’S MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT’ D) 2 of 3 DESCRIPTION OF MODEL • Profile with Rig and Sail Dimensions…………………………….. • Dimensions, Capacities, etc………………………………………. • Deck Plan and Hardware………………………………………….. • Deck Hardware Parts Listing……………………………………… • Accommodation Plan………………………………………………. • Dinette Table Operation…………………………………………… • Lifting Points………………………………………………………… • Running Rigging Layout…………………………………………… • Mainsheet Rigging…………………………………………………. • Arch Installation…………………………………………………….. • Boom and Reefing Details………………………………………… • Running Rigging Specifications………………………………….. • Rig Description…………………………………………………….. • Standing Rigging Layout……...…………………………………… • Spreader Details……………………………………………………. • Standing Rigging Specifications………………………………….. • Standing Rigging Attachments……………………………………. • Rig Tuning Instructions……………………………………………. • Spinnaker Details…………………………………………………... • Engine Compartment Details……………………………………... • Shaft and Propeller………………………………………………… PAGE 36 37 38 39 40A-40C 41A 41B 42A-1&2 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52-53 54 55 56 SYSTEMS AND CIRCUITS • Potable Water System…………………………………………….. • Waste System………………………………………………………. • Bilge Pumping System…………………………………………….. • Through Hulls, Seacocks, and Valves…………………………… • Fuel System………………………………………………………… • Propane System……………………………………………………. • Electrical System (See Electrical System Table Of Contents)……… • Steering System……………………………………………………. • Anchoring Arrangement…………………………………………… • Index…………………………………………………………………. PAGE 57 58 59 60 61 62 63A-1 66-68 69 70

HUNTER OWNER’S MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT’ D) 3 of 3 EQUIPMENT MANUALS AND INFORMATION • Engine Manual • Knotmeter and Depthsouder • VHF Radio (except where not provided) • Compass Information • Stereo Manual • Furling System Manual • Marine Rigging Guide • Winch Maintenance Guide • Steering Maintenance Guide • Sail Maker Information • Water Strainer • Bilge Pump • Toilet Manual • Stove Manual • Hot Water Manual • Microwave Manual (except where not provided) • Other:

Welcome to THE HUNTER MARINE FAMILY PAGE 1 Congratulations on your new sailing yacht manufactured by Hunter Marine. We have engineered and constructed your boat to be as fine a yacht as any afloat. In order to get the best performance and most enjoyment from your boat you should be familiar with its various elements and their functions. For your sailing pleasure and safety, please take time to study this manual. We stand behind the quality of your boat with a warranty, which you should review. To insure the validity of your warranty, please complete the attached card and send it to us within ten (10) days of the purchase date. Section 15 of the U.S. Federal Boat Safety Act requires registration of a boat’s first owner. The warranty data should also be recorded in the space below for your own reference. This manual has been compiled to help you operate your craft with safety and pleasure. It contains details of the craft; equipment supplied or fitted, systems, and information on operation and maintenance. Please read it carefully, and familiarize yourself with the craft before using it. If this is your first sailboat or you are changing to a type of craft you are not familiar with, please ensure that you obtain proper handling and operating experience before you assume command of the craft. Your dealer or national sailing federation or yacht club will be pleased to advise you of local sea schools or competent instructors. PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL IN A SAFE PLACE AND HAND IT OVER TO THE NEW OWNER IF YOU SELL THE CRAFT. You should also complete the warranty cards for your engine, stove, head, electric water pump and other accessories. These are enclosed in the manufacturers’ manuals that are packaged with your owner’s manual. OWNER INFORMATION CARD HULL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IS ON THE STARBOARD AFT SIDE OF THE HULL OR TRANSOM. THIS NUMBER MUST BE GIVEN IN ALL NECESSARY CORRESPONDENCE. HULL NO. DATE DELIVERED TO OWNER YACHT NAME OWNER NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE/COUNTRY ZIP CODE HOME PORT ENGINE MODEL SERIAL NO. PROPELLER SIZE DEALER PHONE STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE/COUNTRY ZIP CODE

HUNTER MARINE LIMITED WARRANTY PAGE 2 LIMITED ONE-YEAR WARRANTY Hunter Marine warrants to the first-use purchaser and any subsequent owner during the warranty period, that any part manufactured by Hunter will be free of defects caused by faulty workmanship or materials for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of delivery to the first-use purchaser under normal use and service. During this period, Hunter will repair or replace any part judged to be defective by Hunter. LIMITED FIVE-YEAR HULL STRUCTURE AND BOTTOM BLISTER WARRANTY Hunter warrants to the first-use purchaser and any subsequent owner during the warranty period that the hull of each boat will be free from structural defects in materials and workmanship for a period of five (5) years from the date of delivery to the first- use purchaser under normal use and service. This limited warranty applies only to the structural integrity of the hull and supporting pan/grid or stringer system. Hulls, pan/grid or stringers modified in any way or powered with engines other than the type and size installed or specified by Hunter are not covered by this limited warranty. The obligation of Hunter under this limited warranty is restricted to the repair or replacement of hulls that are determined to be structurally defective. Hunter also warrants to the first-use purchaser and any subsequent owner during the warranty period that the boat will be free from gel-coat blistering on underwater surfaces of the hull, excluding the keel and rudder, for a period of five (5) years from the date of delivery to the first-use purchaser under normal use and service. During this period, Hunter will supply or reimburse an authorized Hunter dealer for all of the parts and labor required to repair a blistered underwater surface of the hull. The labor cost reimbursement will be based on the Labor Allowance Schedule established by Hunter. However, if a non-Hunter dealer performs the repair, the repair cost must be authorized by Hunter in advance and be based on a reasonable number of hours as determined by Hunter. Transportation, hauling, launching, bottom paint, storage, dockage, cradling rental, rigging and derigging, or other similar costs will not be paid by Hunter. We recommend that the repair be done during a seasonal haul out for service or storage. The bottom blister warranty is void under the following circumstances: (1) If the gel-coat has been sanded, sandblasted, or subjected to abrasion or impact. (2) If the instructions provided in the Hunter Owner’s manual regarding bottom preparation techniques are not followed. RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE TO WARRANTIES These limited warranties do not cover the following: (1) Paint, window glass, gel-coat, upholstery, engines, engine parts, bilge pumps, stoves, blowers, pressure water pumps, propellers, shafts, rudders, controls, instruments, keels and equipment not manufactured by Hunter. Any warranty made by the manufacturer of such items will be, if possible, given on to the first-use purchaser. (2) Problems caused by improper maintenance, storage, cradling, blocking, normal wear and tear, misuse, neglect, accident, corrosion, electrolysis or improper operation. THIS WARRANTY IS EXPRESSLY IN LIEU OF ANY AND ALL OTHER REMEDIES AND WARRANTIES EXPRESSED AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. SOME STATES OR COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THE PURCHASER

HUNTER MARINE LIMITED WARRANTY PAGE 3 ACKNOWLEDGES THAT NO OTHER REPRESENTATIONS WERE MADE TO HIM OR HER WITH RESPECT TO THE QUALITY AND FUNCTION OF THE BOAT. ANY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT MAY BE INCURRED ARE EXCLUDED AND JUDGED DEFECTIVE BY HUNTER. SOMESTATES OR COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS THAT VARY FROM STATE TO STATE OR COUNTRY TO COUNTRY. WARRANTY REGISTRATION These limited warranties shall not be effective unless the Hunter Warranty Registration Form and Pre-Delivery Service Record, which are furnished with each new boat, are filled out completely and returned to Hunter within fifteen (15) days of delivery. Responsibility for sending the completed Registration Form remains with the dealer. It is critical that the Warranty Registration Form is signed by both the dealer and the owner and returned to Hunter. Warranty coverage cannot be initiated until Hunter receives the completed form. All repairs and/or replacements will be made by an authorized Hunter dealer, or at the option of Hunter, at the Hunter plant. If the repairs are of such a nature that the warranty work must be performed at the Hunter plant, the owner shall pay transportation costs to and from the Hunter plant. The labor cost reimbursement will be based on a labor allowance schedule established by Hunter and where not applicable, on a reasonable number of hours as determined by Hunter. An authorized Hunter service representative must approve any repairs and replacements in advance. TRANSFER OF LIMITED WARRANTIES Limited warranties will be transferred to a subsequent purchaser of the boat if: (1) The subsequent purchaser gives Hunter written notice of transfer of ownership within thirty (30) days of the transfer. (2) The notice shall include the name, address and telephone number of the subsequent purchaser, the date of purchase, the hull number, and the name of the seller of the boat. Hunter will mail notice of expiration dates of the limited warranties to the subsequent owner. The transfer of the ownership of the will not extend the expiration dates of the limited warranties. EPOXY BARRIER COAT Should a customer wish to have an epoxy barrier applied to the hull, ( ex. Interlux Interprotect 1000/2000, West Systems, VC Tar), this will not void the five-year blister warranty. This refers to epoxy barrier coatings as mentioned above, not epoxy primer paints. If an epoxy barrier coat is applied to a Hunter vessel, it must be registered with the Warranty Department prior to application of the product. If the dealer applies bottom paint only, sanding will not be allowed and the no sanding system must be used. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY During the first year of ownership, the first purchaser will receive two Customer Satisfaction Surveys: the first (CSS #1) will be received shortly after taking delivery and focuses on the customer’s experience with the dealer and commissioning of the boat, and the owner’s initial satisfaction. The second survey (CSS #2) is given nine to ten months into ownership, and primarily gives the customer an opportunity to evaluate dealer service capability and the boat’s functional systems and characteristics. Both surveys are contingent upon receipt of the first purchaser’s Warranty Registration form.

HUNTER MARINE’S OWNER AND FOUNDER WARREN R. LUHRS BRIEF BACKGROUND PAGE 4 Warren Luhrs was born in East Orange, New Jersey in 1944 into a family with an established tradition in the maritime and transportation industries. His great- grandfather, Henry, was a railroad and clipper-shipping pioneer in America, while his great-uncle John helped build the famous St. Petersburg to Moscow railroad for Czar Alexander II. Henry Luhrs owned shares in twenty- two different ocean-going vessels – barks, brigs, and schooners - and was the principal owner of the bark Sophia R. Luhrs, named for his wife. He was also a partner with Albert Sprout, who managed the shipyard where the Sophia R. Luhrs was built in Melbridge, Maine. Warren Luhrs’ father Henry worked at a small boat manufacturer in Morgan, New Jersey, and later started his own company, continuing the Luhrs’ family sea tradition during the great depression. During World War II he repaired boats and installed ice sheathing on their bows for the Coast Guard. After the War, Henry built 27-foot fishing boats and in 1948 began to construct custom-built pleasure craft. He then turned to skiffs and in 1952 incorporated as Henry Luhrs Sea Skiffs, where he constructed lapstrake sea skiffs using assembly-line techniques. Henry personally “shook down” his prototypes on family trips up the Hudson River to Lake Champlain. The sea skiff is a class of boat that has been very popular, owing to its seaworthiness. It features a sharp bow, which reduces pounding in surf or choppy seas, and a hull whose forward section is rounded below the waterline to increase stability in rough water or a following sea. Such skiffs can either be smooth sided or of a lapstrake construction. Inspired by Henry Ford, Henry Luhrs’ aimed to give the average man the opportunity to enjoy the luxury of boating by building an affordable and reliable boat. He was both designer and engineer, and his progressive new models exhibited his talent for innovation. He successfully changed the line of the bow from straight to curved at a time when the industry trend was a straight square effect, and he is believed to be the first designer-builder to popularize a small boat with a fly bridge. In 1960, Luhrs acquired the Ulrichsen Boat Company of Marlboro, New Jersey. It was here that Luhrs’ Alura fiberglass division was located. In 1965, Henry sold his company to Bangor Arrostook Railroad, which was to become the recreational conglomerate Bangor-Punta. It was also during this period that Silverton of Tom’s River, New Jersey was purchased by John and Warren Luhrs. Today, Warren R. Luhrs and his brother John own the Luhrs Group of marine manufacturers, which consists of Silverton Marine, Mainship Motor Yachts, and Luhrs Fishing Boats with its Alura division, as well as Hunter Marine, which exclusively manufactures sailboats. In January of 1996, the Luhrs family transferred a portion of the Luhrs Group to its employees through an ESOP program.

GLOSSARY OF SAILING TERMS PAGE 5 A Aback: describes a sail when the wind strikes it on the lee side. Abaft: towards the boat’s stern. Abeam: at right angles to the centerline of the boat. Aft: at or near the stern. Amidships: the center of the boat, athwartships and fore and aft. Anti-fouling: a poisonous paint compound used to protect the underwater part of a hull from marine growths. Apparent wind: The direction and speed of the wind felt by the crew. It is a combination of true wind and that created by the movement of the boat. Astern: behind the boat; to go astern is to drive the boat in reverse. Athwartships: at right angles to the fore and aft line of the boat. B Back: when a wind backs, it shifts anticlockwise. Back a sail: to sheet it to windward so that the wind fills on the side that is normally to leeward. Backstay: a stay that supports the mast from aft and prevents its forward movement. Ballast: extra weight, usually lead or iron, placed low in the boat or externally on the keel to provide stability. Ballast keel: a mass of ballast bolted to the keel to increase stability and prevent a keel boat from capsizing. Batten: a light, flexible strip fed into a batten pocket at the leech of the sail to support the roach. Beam: 1, the maximum breadth of a boat; 2, a transverse member that supports the deck; 3, on the beam means that an object is at right angles to the centerline. Bear away: to steer the boat away from the wind. Bearing: the direction of an object from an observer, measured in degrees true or magnetic. Beat: to sail a zigzag course towards the wind, close-hauled on alternate tacks. Delay: to make fast a rope around a cleat, usually with a figure-of-eight knot. Bend: 1, to secure a sail to a spar before hoisting; 2, to moor a boat; 3, a sleeping place on board. Bight: a bend or loop in a rope. Bilge: the lower, round part inside the hull where the water collects. Block: a pulley in a wooden or plastic case, consisting of a sheave around which a rope runs. It is used to change the direction of pull. Boot-topping: a narrow colored stripe painted between the bottom paint and the topside enamel. Bottlescrew: see Rigging screw. Broach: when a boat running downwind slews broadside to the wind and heels dangerously. It is caused by heavy following seas or helmsman’s error. Broad reach: the point of sailing between a beam reach and a run, when the wind blows over a quarter. Bulkhead: a partition wall in a boat normally fitted athwartships C Caulk: to make the seams between wooden planks watertight by filling with cotton, oakum or a compound. Cavitation: the formation of a vacuum around a propeller, causing a loss in efficiency. Center-board: a board lowered through a slot in the keel to reduce leeway. Center-line: center of the boat in a fore and aft line. Center of effort (COE): the point at which all the forces acting on the sails are concentrated. Center of lateral resistance (CLR): the underwater center of pressure about which a boat pivots when changing course. Chain pawl: a short lug which drops into a toothed rack to prevent the anchor chain running back. Chain plate: a metal plate bolted to the boat to which the shrouds or backstays are attached. Chart datum: reference level on a chart below which the tide is unlikely to fall. Soundings are given below chart datum. The datum level varies according to country and area. Chine: the line where the bottom of the hull meets the side at an angle. Cleat: a wooden, metal or plastic fitting around which rope is secured. Clevis pin: a locking pin through which a split ring is passed to prevent accidental withdraw. Clew: the after, lower center of a sail where the foot and leech meet. Close-hauled: the point of sailing closest to the wind; see also beat. Close reach: the point of sailing between close-hauled and a beam reach, when the wind blows forward of the beam. Close-winded: describes a boat able to sail very close to the wind. Coaming: the raised structure surrounding a hatch, cockpit, etc., which prevents water entering. Cotter pin: soft, metal pin folded back on itself to form an eye. Course: the direction in which a vessel is steered, usually given in degrees; true, magnetic or compass. Cringle: 1, a rope loop, found at either end of a line of reef points; 2, an eye in a sail. D Dead run: running with the wind blowing exactly aft, in line with the center-line. Deviation: the difference between the direction indicated by the compass needle and the magnetic meridian; caused by object aboard. Displacement: 1, the weight of water displaced by a boat is equal to the weight of the boat; 2, a displacement hull is one that displaces its own weight in water and is only supported by buoyancy, as opposed to a planning hull which can exceed its hull, or displacement, speed. Downhaul: a rope fitted to pull down a sail or spar. Draft: the vertical distance from the waterline to the lowest point of the keel. Drag: 1, an anchor drags when it fails to hole; 2, the force of wind on the sails, or water on the hull, which impedes the boat’s progress.

GLOSSARY OF SAILING TERMS PAGE 6 Drift: 1, to float with the current or wind; 2, US the speed of a current (rate UK); 3, UK: the distance a boat is carried by a current in a given time. Drogue: a sea anchor put over the stern of a boat or life raft to retard drift. Drop keel: a retractable keel which can be drawn into the hull, when entering shallow waters and recovering on to a trailer. E Eye of the wind: direction from which the true wind blows. F Fair: well-faired line or surface is smoother with no bumps, hollows or abrupt changes in directions. Fairlead: a fitting through which a line is run to alter the lead of the line. Fathom: the measurement used for depths of water and lengths or rope. 1 fathom = 6 ft. or 1.83m. Fid: a tapered tool used for splicing heavy rope and for sail-making, often hollow. Fiddle: a raised border for a cabin table, chart table etc., to prevent objects falling off when the boat heels. Fix: the position of the vessel as plotted from two or more position lines. Forestay: the foremost stay, running from the masthead to the stemhead, to which the headsail is hanked. Freeboard: vertical distance between the waterline and the top of the deck. G Genoa: a large headsail, in various sizes, which overlaps the mainsail and is hoisted in light to fresh winds on all points of sailing. Gimbals: two concentric rings, pivoted at right angles, which keeps objects horizontal despite the boat’s motion, e. g. compass and cooker. Go about: to turn the boat through the eye of the wind to change tack. Gooseneck: the fitting attaching the boom to the mast, allowing it to move in all directions. Goosewing: to boom-out the headsail to windward on a run by using a whisker pole to hold the sail on the opposite side to the mainsail. Ground tackle: general term used for anchoring gear. Guard rail: a metal rail fitted around the boat to prevent the crew falling overboard. Gudgeon: a rudder fitting. It is the eye into which the pintle fits. Guy: a steadying rope for a spar; a spinnaker guy controls the fore and aft position of the spinnaker pole; the foreguy holds the spinnaker pole forward and down. Gybe: to change from one tack to another by turning the stern through the wind. H Halyard: rope used to hoist and lower sails. Hank: fitting used to attach the luff of a sail to a stay. Hatch: an opening in the deck giving access to the interior. Hawes pipe: see Navel pipe. Head-topwind: when the bows are pointing right into the wind. Headfoil: a streamlined surround to a forestay, with a groove into which a headsail luff slides. Heads: the toilet. Headway: the forward movement of a boat through the water. Heave-to: to back the jib and lash the tiller to leeward; used in heavy weather to encourage the boat to lie quietly and to reduce headway. Heaving line: a light line suitable for throwing ashore. Heel: to lean over to one side. I Isobars: lines on a weather map joining places of equal atmospheric pressure. J Jackstay: a line running fore and aft, on both sides of the boat, to which safety harnesses are clipped. Jury: a temporary device to replace lost or damaged gear. K Keel: the main backbone of the boat to which a ballast keel is bolted or through which the centerboard passes. Kicking strap: a line used to pull the boom down, to keep it horizontal, particularly on a reach or run. L Lanyard: a short line attached to one object, such as a knife, with which it is secured to another. Leech: 1, the after edge of a triangle sail; 2, both side edges of a square sail. Leehelm: the tendency of a boat to bear away from the wind. Lee shore: a shore on to which the wind blows. Leeward: away from the wind; the direction to which the wind blows. Leeway: the sideways movement of a boat off its course as a result of the wind blowing on one side of the sails. Lifeline: a wire or rope rigged around the deck to prevent the crew falling overboard. Limber holes: gaps left at the lower end of frames above the keel to allow water to drain to the lowest point of the bilges. List: a boat’s more or less permanent lean to one side, owing to the improper distribution of weight, e.g., ballast or water. Log: 1, an instrument for measuring a boat’s speed and distance traveled through the water; 2, to record in a book the details of a voyage, usually distances covered and weather. Luff: the forward edge of a sail. To luff up is to turn a boat’s head right into the wind. Luff groove: a groove in a wooden or metal spar into which the luff of a headsail is fed. Lurch: the sudden roll of a boat. M Marlin spike: a pointed steel or wooden spike used to open up the strands of rope or wire then splicing. Mast Step: the socket in which the base of the mast is located. Measured mile: a distance of one nautical mile measured between buoys or transits/ranges ashore, and marked on the chart.

GLOSSARY OF SAILING TERMS PAGE 7 Member: a part of the skeleton of the hull, such as a stringer laminated into fiberglass hull to strengthen it. Meridian: an imaginary line encircling the Earth that passes through the poles and cuts at right angles through the Equator. All lines of longitude are meridians. Mizzen: 1, the shorter, after-mast on a ketch or yawl; 2, the fore and aft sail set on this mast. N Navel pipe: a metal pipe in the foredeck through which the anchor chain passes to the locker below. Noon Sight: a vessel’s latitude can be found, using a sextant, when a heavenly body on the observer’s meridian is at its greatest altitude. The sight of the sun at noon is the one most frequently taken. O Off the wind: with the sheets slacked off, not close-hauled. On the wind: close-hauled. Out haul: a rope used to pull out the foot of a sail. Overall length (LOA): the boat’s extreme length, measured from the foremost past of the bow to the aftermost part of the stern, excluding bowspirt, self-steering gear etc. P Painter: the bow line by which a dinghy, or tender, is towed or made fast. Pintle: a rudder fitting with a long pin that fits into the gudgeon to form a hinged pivot for the rudder. Pitch: 1, the up and down motion of the bows of a boat plunging over the waves; 2, the angle of the propeller blades. Point of sailing: the different angles from which a boat may sail; the boat’s course relative to the direction of the wind. Port: the left-hand side of the boat, looking forward (opp. of starboard). Port tack: a boat is on a port tack when the wind strikes the port side first and the mainsail is out to starboard. A boat on the port tack gives way to a boat on a starboard tack. Position line/ Line of position: a line drawn on a chart, as a result of taking a bearing, along which the boat’s position must be i.e. Two position lines give a fix. Pulpit: a metal guard rail fitted at the bows of a boat to provide safety for the crew. Pushpit: a metal guard rail fitted at the stern. Q Quarter: the portion of the boat midway between the stern and the beam; on the quarter means about 45 degrees abaft the beam. R Rake: the fore and aft deviation from the perpendicular of a mast or other feature of a boat. Range: 1, see transit; 2, of tides, the difference between the high and low water levels of a tide; 3, the distance at which a light can be seen. Rating: a method of measuring certain dimensions of a yacht to enable it to take part in handicap races. Reach: to sail with the wind approximately on the beam; all sailing points between running and close- hauled. Reef: to reduce the sail area by folding or rolling surplus material on the boom or forestay. Reefing pennant: strong line with which the luff or leech cringle is pulled down to the boom when reefing. Rhumb line: a line cutting all meridians at the same angle; the course followed by a boat sailing in a fixed direction. Riding light to anchor light: an all- around white light, usually hoisted on the forestay, to show that a boat under 50 ft. (15m.)is at anchor. It must be visible for 2 mls. (3 km.). Rigging screw: a deck fitting with which the tensions of standing rigging, e.g. stays, shrouds, etc. are adjusted. Roach: the curved part of the leech of a sail that extends beyond the direct line from head to clew. Run: to run with the wind aft and with the sheets eased well out. Running rigging: all the moving lines, such as sheets and halyards, used in the setting and trimming of sails. S Scope: the length of rope or cable paid out when mor anchoring. Scuppers: 1, holes in the toe rail that allow water to drain off the deck; 2, drain cockpit through hull. Seacock: a valve that shuts off an underwater inlet or outlet passing through the hull. Seize: to bind two ropes together, or a rope to a spar, with a light line. Serve: to cover and protect a splice or part of a rope with twine bound tightly against the lay. Serving mallet: tool with a grooved head, used when serving a rope to keep the twine at a constant and high tension. Set: 1, to hoist a sail; 2, the way in which the sails fit; 3, the direction of tidal current or steam. Shackle: a metal link with a removable bolt across the end; of various shapes: D, U. Sheave: a grooved wheel in a block or spar for a rope to run on. Sheet: the rope attached to the clew of a sail or to the boom, enabling it to be controlled or trimmed. Shrouds: ropes or wires, usually in pairs, led from the mast to the chain plates at deck level to prevent the mast falling sideways; part of the standing rigging. Sloop: a single-masted sailing boat with a mainsail and one head sail. Spar: a general term for any wooden or metal pole, e.g., mast or boom, used to carry or give shape to sails. Spindrift: spray blown along the surface of the sea. Spinnaker: a large, light, balloon shaped sail set when reaching or running. Splice: to join ropes or wire by unlaying the strands and interweaving them. Split pin: see cotter pin.

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