California boater Exam Q&A Latest 2023

California boater Exam Q&A Latest 2023 displacement hull - push water to side cut through w/ little propulsion planing hull - rise above the water personal watercraft - small vessel inboard jet drive sit, stand, kneel on it rather than in it (jet ski) planing hull modes - Displacement mode Plowing mode (bad) Planing mode (above the water) how do you measure length? - bow to stern (do not include rutters, etc.) transom - vertical surface @ back of hull outboard - Portable, self-contained package of engine, gear case, propeller Attached to transom inboard engines - for marine use stern drives (inboard/outboards, I/Os) - Mounted inside boat Marine use Port - Left side of boat Starboard - Right side of boat Bow - Front of the boat Stern - Back of the boat Gunwhale - Upper edge of a boat's side Cleat - Metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened Hull - Body of a boat; basic structure or shell Beam - Maximum width of a vessel