Personal kWatercraft k- kA ksmall kvessel kthat kuses kan kinboard kjet kdrive kas kits kprimary ksource kof
kpropulsion, kand kis kdesigned kto kbe koperated kby ka kperson kor kpersons ksitting, kstanding, kor kkneeling
kon kthe kvessel krather kthan kinside kthe kvessel
Displacement kMode k- kA kplaning khull, kwhen koperated kat kvery kslow kspeeds, kwill kcut kthrough kthe
kwater klike ka kdisplacement khull.
Plowing kMode k- kAs kspeed kincreases, ka kplaning khull kwill khave ka kraised kbow, kreducing kthe koperator's
kvision kand kthrowing ka kvery klarge kwake. kAvoid kmaintaining ka kspeed kthat kputs kyour kboat kin kplowing
kmode.
Planing kMode k- kYour kboat kis kin kplaning kmode kwhen kenough kpower kis kapplied kso kthat kthe khull
kglides kon ktop kof kthe kwater. kDifferent kboats kreach kplaning kmode kat kdifferent kspeeds.
, Rudder k- kSteering kdevice, kusually ka kvertical kblade kattached kto ka kpost kat, kor knear, kthe kstern kof kthe
kboat
Outboard kEngine k- ka kportable, kself-contained kpackage kof kan kengine, kgear kcase, kand kpropeller kthat
kis kattached kto kthe ktransom kof ka kboat
Transom k- kVertical ksurface kat kthe kback kof kthe khull
Tiller k- kLever kused kto kturn ka krudder kto ksteer ka kboat
Inboard kEngines k- kAn kinboard kis ka kfour-stroke kautomotive kengine kadapted kfor kmarine kuse. kInboard
kengines kare kmounted kinside kthe khull's kmidsection kor kin kfront kof kthe ktransom. kAttached kto
kpropeller kthrough kbottom kof khull
Stern kdrives k- kStern kdrives kare kknown kalso kas kinboard/outboards k(I/Os) kbecause kthey kcombine
kfeatures kfound kon kboth kinboard kand koutboard kengines. kStern-drive kengines kare kfour-stroke
Two-stroke kengine k- kAn kengine kdesign kthat kproduces kone kpower kstroke kfor keach krevolution kof kthe
kcrankshaft.
Four-stroke kengine k- kAlso kknown kas kOtto kcycle. kA kcombustion kcycle kthat kconsists kof kan kintake, ka
kcompression, ka kpower; kand kan kexhaust kstroke. kAlso kcalled kfour-stroke kengine.
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