California Boater Card Questions and Answers (Graded A)
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California Boater
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California Boater
California Boater Card Questions and Answers (Graded A)
California Boater Card Questions and Answers (Graded A)
California Boater Card Questions and Answers (Graded A)
Port - ANSWER-Left side of boat
Starboard - ANSWER-Right side of boat
Bow - ANSWER-Front of the boat
California Boater Card Questions and Answers (Graded A)
Port - ANSWER-Left side of boat
Starboard - ANSWER-Right side of boat
Bow - ANSWER-Front of the boat
Stern - ANSWER-Back of the boat
Gunwhale - ANSWER-Upper edge of a boat's side
Cleat - ANSWER-Metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened
Hull - ANSWER-Body of a boat; basic structure or shell
Beam - ANSWER-Maximum width of a vessel
Freeboard - ANSWER-Distance from water to lowest point of the boat where water could come on board
Draft - ANSWER-Depth of water needed to float a vessel
Keel - ANSWER-Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension of hull the increases stability in the water
What are Displacement hulls? - ANSWER-Boats move through the water by pushing the water aside and are designed to cut through the water with very little propulsion
What type of hull limits boats to slower speeds? - ANSWER-Displacement hull
How do you measure a boat's displacement? - ANSWER-By measuring the water displaced when a boat is lowered into the water
What types of boats usually have displacement hulls? - ANSWER-Most large cruisers and most sailboats. Allowing them to travel more smoothly through water.
What can a round-bottomed hull act as? - ANSWER-A displacement hull
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