haul-out

haul-out (plural haul-outs)

1. A location where seals or sea lions haul out.
   • 1996, Glacier Bay National Park (N.P.) and Preserve, Cruise Vessel Management Plan, page 11:

     Sea lions using haul-outs could be disturbed by closely approaching tour boats and charter/private vessels.

   • 2003, Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and San Clemente Island Range Complex, page 3-67:

     Along the mainland coast of the SCB, however, haul-out and rookery sites are relatively scarce.

   • 2013, Roger Kirkwood, Simon Goldsworthy, Fur Seals and Sea Lions:

     At haul-outs, seals may rest and socialise but pup births are rare.

   • 2021, J.L Laake, D.G. Robertson, Steven C. Amstrup, Marine Mammal Survey and Assessment Methods, page 169:

     I treated the complex of haul-outs at Cape Pierce as a single site and considered combined totals of the averaged daily counts from all haul-outs.

2. The act of hauling out (bringing ashore) a boat, especially for repair and maintenance.
   • 1978 June, Judith Archer, “How's Your Boating Dollar Drain”, in Boating, volume 43, number 6, page 114:

     Use the best bottom paint for your area to lengthen time between haul-outs.

   • 1959, Andrew R. Mack, Frederic R. Harris, Boat Handling Equipment in the Modern Marina, page 14:

     This boat hoist facility at Bryant's Marina, Inc., Seattle, Wash., is a handy haul-out, whether for repair, storage , shipment or other reasons.

   • 1996, Stephen Tudor, Haul-out: New and Selected Poems, page 50:

     It's haul-out day, later in the season than is good for the boat or me,

   • 2000, James D. Howard, Jim Howard, Charles J. Doane, Handbook of Offshore Cruising, page 358:

     Because the crane had a minimum charge, it was much cheaper to schedule a haul-out at the same time other boats were being moved in the yard.

   • 2011, Alastair Buchan, How to Sail on a Budget, page 102:

     Some yacht clubs have similar haul-out facilities to marinas and make them available to non-members, albeit at a higher rate than that for club boats.