QUESTIONS AND WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS
[ALReady graded A+] 2025
Distance from water to lowest point of boat where water could come on board - ANS✔✔--Free
board
Depth of water needed to float a vessel - ANS✔✔--Draft
Main center line (backboard) of a vessel, or the extension of hull that increases stability in the
water - ANS✔✔--Keel
Steering device near the back of the boat / also in sailboats - ANS✔✔--Rudder
Screen that covers the intake in most PWC - ANS✔✔--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 - ANS✔✔--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. - ANS✔✔--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 - ANS✔✔--Planing hull
The 3 different modes of a planing hull are... - ANS✔✔--Displacement, Plowing, Planing
Left side of the boat - ANS✔✔--Port
, Right side of the boat - ANS✔✔--Starboard
Front of boat - ANS✔✔--Bow
Back of boat - ANS✔✔--Stern
Body of boat - ANS✔✔--Hull
Upper edge of a boat's side - ANS✔✔--Gunwale
Maximum width of a vessel - ANS✔✔--Beam
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 ______ - ANS✔✔--Length
Class A length class boats are less than __ feet - ANS✔✔--16
Class 1 length class boats are between 17 and __ feet - ANS✔✔--25
Class 2 length class boats are between 26 and __ feet - ANS✔✔--39
Class 3 length class boats are between 40 and __ feet - ANS✔✔--60
Outboard and inboard are two different types of _______ - ANS✔✔--Engines
______________ Engines...
1- Are portable
2- Older engines are 2 stroke new engines are 4
3- Steering wheel controlled - ANS✔✔--Outboard
Another word for steering wheel - ANS✔✔--Tiller
____________ Engines.....
1- All 4-stroke for marine use
2- Mounted inside midsection or transom
3- Steering is controlled by a rudder behind the propeller - ANS✔✔--Inboard
Stern and jet are two different types of _________ - ANS✔✔--Drives
___________________.....
1- More quiet and fuel efficient
2- Combine features from both types of engines - ANS✔✔--Stern Drives
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