Alabama Boating Manual With Complete Solution

Bow - front of the vessel Starboard - right side of the vessel Stern - rear of the vessel Cleat - metal fitting on which rope can be fastened Port - left side Gunwale - upper edge of vesselsside Hull - body of a vessel Red and green sidelights - located on front All-around white light - located on back Types of boat hulls - displacement and planing Displacement hulls - move through water with very little propulsion, round bodied hull Planning hull - rise and glide on top of the water, flat-bottomed, and vee-bottomed hull Outboards - have more power per pound of weight than do in inboard engines Inboards - have automatic engines adapted to operate in marine environment Stern Drives - combine inboard/outboard engine designs Types of engines - Outboards, inboards, stern drives, and jet drives Length classes - Class A: Less then 16 ft, Class 1: 16-25 ft, Class 2:26-39 ft, Class 3: 4064 ft