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ASA 114 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS|
GRADE A| 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)
(2025/ 2026 UPDATE)
If the seas are large and the wave crests are far apart you can sail very smoothly close hauled.
True False - ANS ✓T
A trailerable multihull could get knocked over
backwards by wind and waves.
Tme False - ANS ✓T
Easing the traveler is not a good short term solution to being overpowered.
True False - ANS ✓F
Sailing with the leeward hull or ama of an almost completely submerged trailerable multihull
for more than 15 minutes would alert a prudent sailor that it may soon be time to reef.
True False - ANS ✓F
You want to flatten the sail as winds increase.
True False - ANS ✓T
Bending the mast flattens the mainsail.
True False - ANS ✓T
In strong winds reaching is the least desirable
point of sail on a trailerable multihull.
True False - ANS ✓T
Rafting boats can be any combination of monohulls and multihulls.
True False - ANS ✓T
Cruising catamarans in the 30 to 50 foot range visually have forward beams.
True False - ANS ✓T
Pressure from the mast to the main beam
decreases when the main sheet is tightened.
True False - ANS ✓F
A seagull striker takes upward pressure off the
forestay/forward beam attachment point and disperses it along the forward beam.
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True False - ANS ✓T
Webbing or trampoline material is rarely used on large catamarans except, perhaps, between
the bows.
True False - ANS ✓T
Most catamaran designs have the main salon
located inside one hull or the other.
True False - ANS ✓F
Galley down refers to a method of covering all
galley components to stow them for getting underway.
True False - ANS ✓F
Rank the following 3 boat types from lowest to
highest power to weight ratio.
A. Cruising catamaran
B. Monohull
C. Trailerable multihull - ANS ✓B,A,C
An outboard engine will use more fuel per mile than an inboard diesel of about the same size.
True False - ANS ✓T
Cavitation is
A. a condition where sea life grows in any underwater cavity.
B. a rolling effect created by steep waves while under sail.
C. a condition where a propeller pushes air instead of water. - ANS ✓C
In general, which of the following has the highest probability of creating the conditions
which could lead to an explosion?
A. A bridgedeck mounted outboard engine
B. An inboard diesel
C. An inboard gas engine - ANS ✓C
Multihulls in the 30 to 50 foot range usually use two engines.
True False - ANS ✓T
Cruising catamarans in the 30 to 50 foot range visually have forward beams.
True False - ANS ✓T
Pressure from the mast to the main beam
decreases when the main sheet is tightened.
True False - ANS ✓F
A seagull striker takes upward pressure off the
forestay/forward beam attachment point and disperses it along the forward beam.
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ASA 114
ASA 114 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS|
GRADE A| 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)
(2025/ 2026 UPDATE)
If the seas are large and the wave crests are far apart you can sail very smoothly close hauled.
True False - ANS ✓T
A trailerable multihull could get knocked over
backwards by wind and waves.
Tme False - ANS ✓T
Easing the traveler is not a good short term solution to being overpowered.
True False - ANS ✓F
Sailing with the leeward hull or ama of an almost completely submerged trailerable multihull
for more than 15 minutes would alert a prudent sailor that it may soon be time to reef.
True False - ANS ✓F
You want to flatten the sail as winds increase.
True False - ANS ✓T
Bending the mast flattens the mainsail.
True False - ANS ✓T
In strong winds reaching is the least desirable
point of sail on a trailerable multihull.
True False - ANS ✓T
Rafting boats can be any combination of monohulls and multihulls.
True False - ANS ✓T
Cruising catamarans in the 30 to 50 foot range visually have forward beams.
True False - ANS ✓T
Pressure from the mast to the main beam
decreases when the main sheet is tightened.
True False - ANS ✓F
A seagull striker takes upward pressure off the
forestay/forward beam attachment point and disperses it along the forward beam.
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True False - ANS ✓T
Webbing or trampoline material is rarely used on large catamarans except, perhaps, between
the bows.
True False - ANS ✓T
Most catamaran designs have the main salon
located inside one hull or the other.
True False - ANS ✓F
Galley down refers to a method of covering all
galley components to stow them for getting underway.
True False - ANS ✓F
Rank the following 3 boat types from lowest to
highest power to weight ratio.
A. Cruising catamaran
B. Monohull
C. Trailerable multihull - ANS ✓B,A,C
An outboard engine will use more fuel per mile than an inboard diesel of about the same size.
True False - ANS ✓T
Cavitation is
A. a condition where sea life grows in any underwater cavity.
B. a rolling effect created by steep waves while under sail.
C. a condition where a propeller pushes air instead of water. - ANS ✓C
In general, which of the following has the highest probability of creating the conditions
which could lead to an explosion?
A. A bridgedeck mounted outboard engine
B. An inboard diesel
C. An inboard gas engine - ANS ✓C
Multihulls in the 30 to 50 foot range usually use two engines.
True False - ANS ✓T
Cruising catamarans in the 30 to 50 foot range visually have forward beams.
True False - ANS ✓T
Pressure from the mast to the main beam
decreases when the main sheet is tightened.
True False - ANS ✓F
A seagull striker takes upward pressure off the
forestay/forward beam attachment point and disperses it along the forward beam.
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