Tennessee Boating License Test
1. Bow: front of vessel
2. Sterm: rear of vessel
3. Starboard: right side
4. Port: left side
5. Hull: body of vessel
6. Gunwale: upper edge of vessel's side
7. Cleat: metal fitting to fasten rope
8. Propeller: rotates and powers boat
9. Beam: width of vessel
10. Freeboard: distance from water to the lowest point of a boat
11. Draft: depth of water needed to float a vessel
12. Keel: extension of the hull that increases stability
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13. Displacement Hull: a hull that moves through the water by moving water aside,
cut through the water with little propulsion
Generally sailboats
14. Planing Hull: a hull that rises up and glides on top of the water
Generally power boats and PWCs
15. Flat Bottom Hull: shallow draft, good for fishing in lakes and rivers
16. DeepVee Hull: give smoother ride in rough water, requires more power to plane
17. Round Bottom Hull: Typical displacement hull, moves easy even at slow
speeds but can roll without a deep keel
18. Multi-Hull: displacement hull, great stability because of large beam
Catamaran
19. Length Class A: less than 16 feet
20. Length Class 1: 16 feet - less than 26 feet
21. Length Class 2: 26 feet - less than 40 feet
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