NJ Boaters License Test Questions and
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1. Left side of the boat: Port
2. Right side of the boat: Starboard
3. Front of boat: Bow
4. Back of boat: Stern
5. Body of boat: Hull
6. Upper edge of a boat's side: Gunwale
7. Maximum width of a vessel: Beam
8. Distance from water to lowest point of boat where water could
come on board: Free board
9. Depth of water needed to float a vessel: Draft
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, 10. Main center line (backboard) of a vessel, or the extension of
hull that increas- es stability in the water: Keel
11. Steering device near the back of the boat / also in sailboats:
Rudder
12. Screen that covers the intake in most PWC: Intake grate
13. A kind of hull that...
1- moves through the water by pushing water aside and is
designed to cut through water with little propulsion
2- go generally slower because they have round bottomed-hull shapes
3- more common on large cruisers and sailboats
4- provide a smoother ride: Displacement hull
14. The boats is the amount of water that
moves out of the way of the boat when in motion. This weight
equals the weight of the boat.: Displacement
15. A kind of hull that...
1- Rise up and glide on top of the water
2- have a flat / v shaped bottom
3- faster
4- common on PWC and slower power driven vehicles
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Answers
1. Left side of the boat: Port
2. Right side of the boat: Starboard
3. Front of boat: Bow
4. Back of boat: Stern
5. Body of boat: Hull
6. Upper edge of a boat's side: Gunwale
7. Maximum width of a vessel: Beam
8. Distance from water to lowest point of boat where water could
come on board: Free board
9. Depth of water needed to float a vessel: Draft
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13
, 10. Main center line (backboard) of a vessel, or the extension of
hull that increas- es stability in the water: Keel
11. Steering device near the back of the boat / also in sailboats:
Rudder
12. Screen that covers the intake in most PWC: Intake grate
13. A kind of hull that...
1- moves through the water by pushing water aside and is
designed to cut through water with little propulsion
2- go generally slower because they have round bottomed-hull shapes
3- more common on large cruisers and sailboats
4- provide a smoother ride: Displacement hull
14. The boats is the amount of water that
moves out of the way of the boat when in motion. This weight
equals the weight of the boat.: Displacement
15. A kind of hull that...
1- Rise up and glide on top of the water
2- have a flat / v shaped bottom
3- faster
4- common on PWC and slower power driven vehicles
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