California boater card (Solved)

Port correct answers Left side of boat Starboard correct answers Right side of boat Bow correct answers Front of the boat Stern correct answers Back of the boat Gunwhale correct answers Upper edge of a boat's side Cleat correct answers Metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened Hull correct answers Body of a boat; basic structure or shell Beam correct answers Maximum width of a vessel Freeboard correct answers Distance from water to lowest point of the boat where water could come on board Draft correct answers Depth of water needed to float a vessel Keel correct answers Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension of hull the increases stability in the water What are Displacement hulls? correct answers Boats move through the water by pushing the water aside and are designed to cut through the water with very little propulsion What type of hull limits boats to slower speeds? correct answers Displacement hull How do you measure a boat's displacement? correct answers By measuring the water displaced when a boat is lowered into the water What types of boats usually have displacement hulls? correct answers Most large cruisers and most sailboats. Allowing them to travel more smoothly through water. What can a round-bottomed hull act as? correct answers A displacement hull What does a planning hull do? correct answers Allows boats to rise up and glide on top of the water when enough power is supplied. What type of hulls do flat-bottomed and Vee-bottomed hull shapes act as correct answers Planning hulls