ASA 104 General Exam 2026 Questions
and Answers
The lower corner of the main sail attaches to the mast - Correct Answer -clew
The aft corner of the Main - Correct Answer -tack
Edge of the main along the mast - Correct Answer -luff
Edge of the main along the back stay - Correct Answer -leech
A boat with the boom on the port side is on _____ tack. - Correct Answer -
Starboard
A boat with the boom on the Starboard side is on _____ tack. - Correct Answer -
Port
The jib is attached to the forward stay by connectors called _____ - Correct
Answer -hanks
Two sails on a sloop - Correct Answer -Main, Jib (Genoa, Spinnaker)
Three main sails on a cutter - Correct Answer -Main, jib, stay sail
How many mast on a split rig? - Correct Answer -two Main and Mizzen
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, Yawl has a _____ mizzen mast ______ of the rudder - Correct Answer -smaller, aft
Ketch has a ______ mizzen mast and it is ____ of the rudder post. - Correct
Answer -larger, forward
name the parts of a winch: - Correct Answer -Drum, handle hole, silver tailing arm,
self tailing jam cleat
Standing rigging includes: - Correct Answer -Forestay, shrouds S/P backstay,
Running rigging includes: - Correct Answer -Halyards, sheets, main sheet, boom
vang,
name two electrical systems on a boat: - Correct Answer -house system (DC),
Shore power (AC)
Name the part of a fuel system - Correct Answer -fuel tank, line, seperator, filter,
pump, injector pump, injectors, return line.
trace the raw water through the engine: - Correct Answer -through hull, strainer,
Rwater pump, heat exchanger, engine oil, transmission, "water lift" muffler,
exhaust.
One degree of latitude equals _______ nautical miles - Correct Answer -60
the measurement of distance around the earth horizontally (east-west) by lines of
_____ - Correct Answer -longitude
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and Answers
The lower corner of the main sail attaches to the mast - Correct Answer -clew
The aft corner of the Main - Correct Answer -tack
Edge of the main along the mast - Correct Answer -luff
Edge of the main along the back stay - Correct Answer -leech
A boat with the boom on the port side is on _____ tack. - Correct Answer -
Starboard
A boat with the boom on the Starboard side is on _____ tack. - Correct Answer -
Port
The jib is attached to the forward stay by connectors called _____ - Correct
Answer -hanks
Two sails on a sloop - Correct Answer -Main, Jib (Genoa, Spinnaker)
Three main sails on a cutter - Correct Answer -Main, jib, stay sail
How many mast on a split rig? - Correct Answer -two Main and Mizzen
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, Yawl has a _____ mizzen mast ______ of the rudder - Correct Answer -smaller, aft
Ketch has a ______ mizzen mast and it is ____ of the rudder post. - Correct
Answer -larger, forward
name the parts of a winch: - Correct Answer -Drum, handle hole, silver tailing arm,
self tailing jam cleat
Standing rigging includes: - Correct Answer -Forestay, shrouds S/P backstay,
Running rigging includes: - Correct Answer -Halyards, sheets, main sheet, boom
vang,
name two electrical systems on a boat: - Correct Answer -house system (DC),
Shore power (AC)
Name the part of a fuel system - Correct Answer -fuel tank, line, seperator, filter,
pump, injector pump, injectors, return line.
trace the raw water through the engine: - Correct Answer -through hull, strainer,
Rwater pump, heat exchanger, engine oil, transmission, "water lift" muffler,
exhaust.
One degree of latitude equals _______ nautical miles - Correct Answer -60
the measurement of distance around the earth horizontally (east-west) by lines of
_____ - Correct Answer -longitude
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