Transom - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Gunwale - the upper edge of the side of a boat or ship Transom - window or door crossbar Port - left hand side of vessel Stern - back of the vessel Bow - Front part of the vessel Starboard - Right hand side of the vessel AFT - near or at the stern DRAFT - the minimum depth of water in which the vessel will float FORWARD - aboard a boat, the direction to the front, to the bow FREEBOARD - the vertical distance from the waterline to the gunwale less than 16 feet - Clas...

Apparent Wind - ANSWER The altered wind direction and velocity, which is different from the true wind direction, because of the motion of the weather station Backstay - ANSWER The standing rigging that runs from the top of the mast to the transom; helps pull the top of the mast aft

Given a 210-foot TT bridge. What is the position of launching-nose links? correct answers 30 feet & 40 feet How many personnel does the routine repair detail consists of? correct answers 6 How many personnel does the maintenance party usually consist of for important bridges subject to enemy action? correct answers The entire assembly crew What is the required safety setback on an unprepared abutment if the bank height is 6 feet? correct answers 1.5 x 6 feet = 9 feet Given a 140-foot...

Bow -ANSWER front of a ship Cleat -ANSWER Metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened Gunwale -ANSWER the upper edge of the side of a boat Hull -ANSWER Body of a vessel Port -ANSWER Left side of a vessel Starboard -ANSWER right side of a vessel Stern -ANSWER Rear of a vessel 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 K...

Bow front of a vessel Stern rear of a vessel Starboard right side of a vessel Port left side of a vessel Hull body of a vessel gunwale upper edge of vessel's side cleat metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened propeller rotates and powers a boat forward beam maximum width of a vessel freeboard the distance from the water to the lowest point on the vessel where water could come onboard draft depth of water need...

ASA 101, Basic Keelboat Sailing Questions and Answers Already Passed What is the difference between true wind and apparent wind? True wind is the wind as it is experienced at a stationary point, while apparent wind is the wind felt on a moving boat, resulting from the combination of true wind and the boat's motion. How does a sailboat's rigging affect its performance? The rigging helps control the shape and tension of the sails, influencing how effectively they capture wind an...

Keel → the longitudinal structure along the centerline at the bottom of a vessel's hull Bow Pulpit → railing at the bow of a boat Transom → back of boat, flat surface

Compass - ️️an instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it. Emergency Tiller - ️️On boats with wheel steering, a tiller that can be fitted to the top of the rudder stock so the boat could be steered in the event the wheel-steering mechanism fails. Turnbuckle - ️️A mechanical fitting attached to the lower ends of stays, allowing for the standing rigging to be adjusted. Chainplate - ️️Metal fabrication attached t...

Boaters Education Questions and Answers 100% Solved when can a PWC be operated between one-half hour before sunrise and one-half hour after sunset what is a PWC personal watercraft what are the observer rules of a PWC CANNOT use a mirror as a substitute for an observer- & the observer must be at least 12 years old who always has the right-of-way sailboats where is the capacity place supposed to be located near the operator's position or on the transom of the boat what is the capac...

Stemhead Fitting - ️️A stainless-steel fitting on the bow of a boat to which the forestay and jib tack are attached, as well as the roller fairlead for the anchor rode. Depth sounding. - ️️Depth marked on a chart is the depth at the very low state of the tide, so it should be the least depth you would expect to find at that location. However, this is the depth on the day the sounding was made, and it could have changed due to mobility of seabed. Wind, tide, silting and erosion can c...