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Bow front of vessel
Sterm rear of vessel
Starboard right side
Port left side
Hull body of vessel
Gunwale upper edge of vessel's side
Cleat metal fitting to fasten rope
Propeller rotates and powers boat
Beam width of vessel
Freeboard distance from water to the lowest point of a boat
Draft depth of water needed to float a vessel
Keel extension of the hull that increases stability
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a hull that moves through the water by moving water
aside, cut through the water with little propulsion
Displacement Hull
Generally sailboats
a hull that rises up and glides on top of the water
Planing Hull
Generally power boats and PWCs
Flat Bottom Hull shallow draft, good for fishing in lakes and rivers
give smoother ride in rough water, requires more
Deep Vee Hull
power to plane
Typical displacement hull, moves easy even at slow
Round Bottom Hull
speeds but can roll without a deep keel
displacement hull, great stability because of large
beam
Multi-Hull
Catamaran
Length Class A less than 16 feet
Length Class 1 16 feet - less than 26 feet
Length Class 2 26 feet - less than 40 feet
Length Class 3 40 feet to less than 65 feet
more power per pound of weight than inboard,
Outboard Engine
generally 4 stroke
Tiller lever used to turn a rudder
Transom Surface at the back of the hull
automotive engine adapted for marine use, engine
Inboard Engine
turns drive shaft which turns propeller
Stern Drive outdrive is attached to the engine which is inside the
(Inboard/Outboard) boat
Generally found in PWCs, force jet of water out the
Jet Drive
back
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Terms in this set (72)
Bow front of vessel
Sterm rear of vessel
Starboard right side
Port left side
Hull body of vessel
Gunwale upper edge of vessel's side
Cleat metal fitting to fasten rope
Propeller rotates and powers boat
Beam width of vessel
Freeboard distance from water to the lowest point of a boat
Draft depth of water needed to float a vessel
Keel extension of the hull that increases stability
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a hull that moves through the water by moving water
aside, cut through the water with little propulsion
Displacement Hull
Generally sailboats
a hull that rises up and glides on top of the water
Planing Hull
Generally power boats and PWCs
Flat Bottom Hull shallow draft, good for fishing in lakes and rivers
give smoother ride in rough water, requires more
Deep Vee Hull
power to plane
Typical displacement hull, moves easy even at slow
Round Bottom Hull
speeds but can roll without a deep keel
displacement hull, great stability because of large
beam
Multi-Hull
Catamaran
Length Class A less than 16 feet
Length Class 1 16 feet - less than 26 feet
Length Class 2 26 feet - less than 40 feet
Length Class 3 40 feet to less than 65 feet
more power per pound of weight than inboard,
Outboard Engine
generally 4 stroke
Tiller lever used to turn a rudder
Transom Surface at the back of the hull
automotive engine adapted for marine use, engine
Inboard Engine
turns drive shaft which turns propeller
Stern Drive outdrive is attached to the engine which is inside the
(Inboard/Outboard) boat
Generally found in PWCs, force jet of water out the
Jet Drive
back
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