Boating Exam 2024 (A+ GRADED)

port correct answers left side of a boat bow correct answers front of a boat what color are the sidelights and where are they? correct answers they're located in the front and they are red and green hull correct answers body of a boat gunwale correct answers upper edge of a boat's side starboard correct answers right side of a boat cleat correct answers metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened propeller correct answers rotates and powers a boat forward or backward stern correct answers rear of a boat what other lights are there? correct answers Sternlight: Seen from behind the vessel, masthead light: shines forward and to the sides. All-round white light combines the sternlight and masthead light on vessels less than 39.4 ft beam correct answers maximum width of a vessel draft correct answers depth of water needed to float a vessel freeboard correct answers distance from water to lowest point of the boat where water could come on board keel correct answers main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension of hull that increases stability in the water two basic types of boat hulls correct answers 1. displacement 2. planing what is a displacement hull? correct answers displacement hulls move through the water by pushing the water aside and are designed to cut through the water with very little propulsion 3 facts about displacement hulls correct answers 1. if you lower a boat into the water, some of the water moves out of the way to adjust for the boat. if you could weigh that displaced water, you would find it equals the weight of the boat. that weight is the boat's displacement. 2. boats with displacement hulls are limited to slower speeds.