Pennsylvania Boating Test Exam (2026)
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planning hulls -CORRECTANSWER flat-bottomed and skim across water
displacement hulls -CORRECTANSWER round bottoms and plow through water; more
stable but not as fast as planing hull boats
aft -CORRECTANSWER near or at the stern of boat
bilge -CORRECTANSWER lowest point of boat's interior hull
bow -CORRECTANSWER forward part (toward front) of boat
gunwale -CORRECTANSWER upper edge of side of a boat
hull -CORRECTANSWER structural body of boat; does not include superstructure,
masts or rigging
keel -CORRECTANSWER main structural member of boat; its backbone; lateral area
beneath hull that helps to provide stability and reduce sideways drift of boat
, port -CORRECTANSWER looking forward bow, left side of boat
starboard -CORRECTANSWER looking toward bow, right side of boat
stern -CORRECTANSWER aft (back or rear) portion of boat
transom -CORRECTANSWER transverse part of stern (where an outboard motor is
attached)
outboard motors -CORRECTANSWER vary in size and clamp onto transom; whole
motor pivots on its mounting to aim wash and steer boat; boat turns in opposite direction
that tiller arm is pushed; electric motors are outboards
inboard/outboard (or sterndrive motors) -CORRECTANSWER bolted inboard, at stern,
with drive unit through transom
inboard motors -CORRECTANSWER mounted lower in boat and farther forward than
an inboard/outboard; rudder used to steer
jet motors -CORRECTANSWER use an engine to pump water through nozzle at stern,
which pivots to steer boat
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planning hulls -CORRECTANSWER flat-bottomed and skim across water
displacement hulls -CORRECTANSWER round bottoms and plow through water; more
stable but not as fast as planing hull boats
aft -CORRECTANSWER near or at the stern of boat
bilge -CORRECTANSWER lowest point of boat's interior hull
bow -CORRECTANSWER forward part (toward front) of boat
gunwale -CORRECTANSWER upper edge of side of a boat
hull -CORRECTANSWER structural body of boat; does not include superstructure,
masts or rigging
keel -CORRECTANSWER main structural member of boat; its backbone; lateral area
beneath hull that helps to provide stability and reduce sideways drift of boat
, port -CORRECTANSWER looking forward bow, left side of boat
starboard -CORRECTANSWER looking toward bow, right side of boat
stern -CORRECTANSWER aft (back or rear) portion of boat
transom -CORRECTANSWER transverse part of stern (where an outboard motor is
attached)
outboard motors -CORRECTANSWER vary in size and clamp onto transom; whole
motor pivots on its mounting to aim wash and steer boat; boat turns in opposite direction
that tiller arm is pushed; electric motors are outboards
inboard/outboard (or sterndrive motors) -CORRECTANSWER bolted inboard, at stern,
with drive unit through transom
inboard motors -CORRECTANSWER mounted lower in boat and farther forward than
an inboard/outboard; rudder used to steer
jet motors -CORRECTANSWER use an engine to pump water through nozzle at stern,
which pivots to steer boat
