- Oct 3, 2006
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- Boat Info
- 280 Sundancer, Westerbeke MPV generator
- Engines
- twin 5.0's w/BIII drives
A few more:
Blowboater - this is a power boater talking derogatory about sail boaters, referring to the sails. Also see Snailboater.
Deadheads (also called sinker logs or snags) – a submerged log causing a serious hazard. Impact at a high speed with a deadhead can punch a hole in a large boat or destroy a small one.
Five By Five, or Five By - Means your radio is load and clear. The first numerical value (1-5) states the strength of your signal, the second numerical value (1-5) states the clarity of your signal.
On the hook – a boat that is anchored.
Powerlandar – using your engine to drive onto your trailer.
Sawyers – fallen trees that are still floating. A serious boating hazard. Similar to Deadheads however the log would still be floating.
W0X0F - Pronounced wox-off. It means that you are fogged in Acronym W = weather 0 = 1st zero means you can not see horizontally X = obscured visibility 0 = 2nd zero means you can not see vertically F = Fog
Blowboater - this is a power boater talking derogatory about sail boaters, referring to the sails. Also see Snailboater.
Deadheads (also called sinker logs or snags) – a submerged log causing a serious hazard. Impact at a high speed with a deadhead can punch a hole in a large boat or destroy a small one.
Five By Five, or Five By - Means your radio is load and clear. The first numerical value (1-5) states the strength of your signal, the second numerical value (1-5) states the clarity of your signal.
On the hook – a boat that is anchored.
Powerlandar – using your engine to drive onto your trailer.
Sawyers – fallen trees that are still floating. A serious boating hazard. Similar to Deadheads however the log would still be floating.
W0X0F - Pronounced wox-off. It means that you are fogged in Acronym W = weather 0 = 1st zero means you can not see horizontally X = obscured visibility 0 = 2nd zero means you can not see vertically F = Fog
