Gunwale - correct answer the upper edge of the side of a boat or ship
Transom - correct answer window or door crossbar
Port - correct answer left hand side of vessel
Stern - correct answer back of the vessel
Bow - correct answer Front part of the vessel
Starboard - correct answer Right hand side of the vessel
AFT - correct answer near or at the stern
DRAFT - correct answer the minimum depth of water in which the vessel will float
FORWARD - correct answer aboard a boat, the direction to the front, to the bow
FREEBOARD - correct answer the vertical distance from the waterline to the gunwale
less than 16 feet - correct answer Class A
16 to less than 26 feet - correct answer Class 1
26 to less than 40 feet in length - correct answer Class 2 40 to less than 65 feet in length - correct answer Class 3
V-Hull - correct answer move through rough water at high speeds
Multi-Hull - correct answer more stability
Fat Bottom Hulls - correct answer less stability, fishing
Outboard Engine - correct answer mounted on the transom of the boat is perhaps the most common type of engine.
Inboard Engine - correct answer mounted inside the hull
Sternrive Engine - correct answer Inboard/Outboards, are mounted inside the boat through the transom
BEX 12345 B6 07
What does this represent? - correct answer BEX= manufacturer
12345= vessel serial number
B6= month and year of production
07= model year
Type I- Offshore Lifejackets - correct answer designed for open, rough or remote waters. Type I PFDs also offer the GREATEST amount of buoyancy
Type II- Near-Shore Buoyant - correct answer designed for calm, inland waters
Type III- Flotation Aid - correct answer are designed for calm inland waters. However, a disadvantage of the Type III is that it will NOT turn an unconscious person face-up.