NJ BOAT COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● Right side of the boat
Answer: Starboard
●● Front of boat
Answer: Bow
●● Back of boat
Answer: Stern
●● Body of boat
Answer: Hull
●● Upper edge of a boat's side
Answer: Gunwale
●● Maximum width of a vessel
Answer: Beam
,●● Distance from water to lowest point of boat where water could come
on board
Answer: Free board
●● Depth of water needed to float a vessel
Answer: Draft
●● Main center line (backboard) of a vessel, or the extension of hull that
increases stability in the water
Answer: Keel
●● Steering device near the back of the boat / also in sailboats
Answer: Rudder
●● Screen that covers the intake in most PWC
Answer: Intake grate
●● 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
Answer: Displacement hull
●● 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.
Answer: Displacement
●● 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
5- Drive in 3 different modes
Answer: Planing hull
●● The 3 different modes of a planing hull are...
Answer: Displacement, Plowing, Planing
●● The length of the boats hull excluding all attachments and tip of the
bow in a straight line to the stern determine the overall boat ______
Answer: Length
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● Right side of the boat
Answer: Starboard
●● Front of boat
Answer: Bow
●● Back of boat
Answer: Stern
●● Body of boat
Answer: Hull
●● Upper edge of a boat's side
Answer: Gunwale
●● Maximum width of a vessel
Answer: Beam
,●● Distance from water to lowest point of boat where water could come
on board
Answer: Free board
●● Depth of water needed to float a vessel
Answer: Draft
●● Main center line (backboard) of a vessel, or the extension of hull that
increases stability in the water
Answer: Keel
●● Steering device near the back of the boat / also in sailboats
Answer: Rudder
●● Screen that covers the intake in most PWC
Answer: Intake grate
●● 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
Answer: Displacement hull
●● 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.
Answer: Displacement
●● 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
5- Drive in 3 different modes
Answer: Planing hull
●● The 3 different modes of a planing hull are...
Answer: Displacement, Plowing, Planing
●● The length of the boats hull excluding all attachments and tip of the
bow in a straight line to the stern determine the overall boat ______
Answer: Length
