NJ Boaters Licence EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% VERIFIED 2023/24

NJ Boaters Licence EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% VERIFIED 2023/24 Left side of the boat - Port Right side of the boat - Starboard Front of boat - Bow Back of boat - Stern Body of boat - Hull Upper edge of a boat's side - Gunwale Maximum width of a vessel - Beam Distance from water to lowest point of boat where water could come on board - Free board Depth of water needed to float a vessel - Draft Main center line (backboard) of a vessel, or the extension of hull that increases stability in the water - Keel Steering device near the back of the boat / also in sailboats - Rudder Screen that covers the intake in most PWC - 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 - 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. - 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 - Planing hull The 3 different modes of a planing hull are... - 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 ______ - Length Class A length class boats are less than __ feet - 16 Class 1 length class boats are between 17 and __ feet - 25 Class 2 length class boats are between 26 and __ feet - 39 Class 3 length class boats are between 40 and __ feet - 60 Outboard and inboard are two different types of _______ - Engines ______________ Engines... 1- Are portable 2- Older engines are 2 stroke new engines are 4 3- Steering wheel controlled - Outboard Another word for steering wheel - 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 - Inboard Stern and jet are two different types of _________ - Drives ___________________..... 1- More quiet and fuel efficient 2- Combine features from both types of engines - Stern Drives __________________.... 1- Use engine to power strong water pump by forcing jet of water out the back 2- Most common in PWC 3- Designed for shallow water - Jet drives If steering in a PWC is turned right, the jet of water is pushing water to the _______ causing the PWC to turn right - left Included lines found in a sailboat - Rigging Line that raises or lowers the sails of a sailboat - Halyards Lines that control the angle of sails to the wind in a sailboat - Sheets Attached to a hull of the sailboat which keeps boat from sliding sideways -- aka centerboard - Keel A ___________