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Bow - Answer✔Front of a vessel
stern - Answer✔Rear of a vessel
starboard - Answer✔Right side of a vessel
Port - Answer✔Left side of a vessel
hull - Answer✔body of the vessel
gunwale - Answer✔upper edge of vessel's side (generally prounced "gunnel"
cleat - Answer✔metal fitting where the rope can be fastened
propeller - Answer✔rotates and power the boat forwards or backwards
beam - Answer✔max of width of a vessel
free board - Answer✔distance from the water to the lowest point of the boat where the water
could come on board.
keel - Answer✔Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension of hull that increases
stability in the water
Draft - Answer✔Depth of water needed to float a vessel
hull - Answer✔Body of a vessel; basic structure or shell
Boats with planing hulls are designed to rise up and glide on top of the water when enough
power is supplied. These boats may operate like displacement hulls when at rest or at slow
speeds but climb toward the surface of the water as they move faster. - Answer✔Boats with
planing hulls can skim along at high speed, riding almost on top of the water rather than
pushing it aside.
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Illinois Boating License Study Guide 100%
Verified.
Bow - Answer✔Front of a vessel
stern - Answer✔Rear of a vessel
starboard - Answer✔Right side of a vessel
Port - Answer✔Left side of a vessel
hull - Answer✔body of the vessel
gunwale - Answer✔upper edge of vessel's side (generally prounced "gunnel"
cleat - Answer✔metal fitting where the rope can be fastened
propeller - Answer✔rotates and power the boat forwards or backwards
beam - Answer✔max of width of a vessel
free board - Answer✔distance from the water to the lowest point of the boat where the water
could come on board.
keel - Answer✔Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension of hull that increases
stability in the water
Draft - Answer✔Depth of water needed to float a vessel
hull - Answer✔Body of a vessel; basic structure or shell
Boats with planing hulls are designed to rise up and glide on top of the water when enough
power is supplied. These boats may operate like displacement hulls when at rest or at slow
speeds but climb toward the surface of the water as they move faster. - Answer✔Boats with
planing hulls can skim along at high speed, riding almost on top of the water rather than
pushing it aside.
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