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374 The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Boating and Sailing, Second Edition
vents and electrical fans,
242
visual distress signals,
242-243
flags, 243
flare type signals, 243
waterproof strobe lights,
244
gel cell batteries, 279
gel coats, 284
genoa sails, 319
Global Positioning Systems.
See GPS
GPS (Global Positioning
Systems)
chart plotters, 189-191
WAAS, 188
grapnel anchors, 117
grease guns, 277
green markers (buoys),
172-173
ground tackle (anchors)
galvanized chains, 119, 121
shackles, 119
thimbles, 119
grounded boats
grounding sailboats,
348-349
solutions, 258-259
towing, 259-260
gunnels, 7
H
half-hitch knots, 139
halyards (sailboats), 312
harbor anchoring, 122
hatches, 8
hawse pipes, 135
heads (sailboats), 313
heeling (sailing), 319
Heimlich Maneuver, 261
help, calling for in emergencies,
266-268
hemp ropes, 131
Herreshoff anchors, 116
hex keys, 276
high-speed driving safety tips,
253-254
hitches
ball sizes, 58
buying tips, 57
load ratings
Class I, 58
Class II, 58
Class III, 58
Class IV, 58
securing, 61
Hobie Cats, 327
holding power of anchors,
117-118
hole patching
in aluminum boats, 292
large holes, 290-291
small holes, 290
Honda, 25
horn signals, 176-178
houseboats, 15
hubs (props), 38
hulls
displacement hulls, 15
painting, 292
patching holes
large holes, 290-291
small holes, 290
planing hulls, 15
hypothermia exposures
symptoms, 262
treatment, 263
I
in irons (sailing), 319
in-line props, 46-47
inboard motors, 8, 30
inboard/outboard motors, 8
advantages, 28-29
Volvo Penta DuoProp
systems, 29
inflatable boats, 17-18
inflatable dinghies, 345
inland buoyage systems, 175
insect repellents, 109-110
International Date Line, 164
Intracoastal Waterways, buoy
systems, 173
inwales, 7
J-strokes, 149
jet drive motors, 27
jib sheets (sailboats), 312
jibes (sailing), 312, 337-338
Johnson, 25
jon boats, 12, 155
jumper cables, 280
J
K
kayaks, 18-19, 150-152
closed, 151-152
open, 151-152
volumes, 151
keels, 7
canoes, 146-147
sailboats, 313
kill switches, 73, 303