Parts of a Boat – Flashcards
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port
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left side of a boat
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starboard
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right side of a boat
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hull
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body of a boat
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stern
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rear of a boat
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prop/propellor
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thing that rotates and powers boat forward or backward
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gunwale
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upper edge of a boat's side
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cleat
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metal fitting to which a rope can be fastened
hint: commonly found on both the dock and the boat
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red light
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port side navigation light
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green light
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starboard side navigation light
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white light
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rear navigation light
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beam
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maximum width of a boat
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freeboard
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distance from water to lowest place on the boat where water could come on board
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draft
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depth of the water needed to float the boat (aka how much of the boat is in the water from surface of water to bottom of boat)
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keel
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main centerline ([inverted backbone of a vessel or the extention of the hull that increases stability of the vessel in the water
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adv of a flat bottomed hull
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this has a shallow draft
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disadv of a flat bottomed hull
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rides roughly in choppy waters
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adv of a deep-V hull
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planing hull rides more smoothly in rough waters
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disadv of a deep-V hull
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takes more power to move at the same speed as a flat-bottomed hull and may roll or bank in sharp turns
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adv of a round-bottomed hull
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displacement hull moves easily through waters even at low speeds
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disadv of a round bottomed hull
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has a tendency to roll
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multi-hull, adv of
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displacement hull that is very stable
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disadv of a multi-hull
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wide turning
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length Class A
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less than 16 feet
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length Class 1
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16 thru less than 26
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length Class 2
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26 feet to less than 40 feet
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length Class 3
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40 feet to less than 65 feet
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transom
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vertical surface at the back of a hull (lower center of stern)
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stern drive(s)
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combo of inboard and outboard motors
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headsail (jib)
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sail on the bow side of the mast
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mainsail
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sail on the stern side of the mast
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halyards
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Lines (ropes) used to raise and lower the sails
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sheets
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Lines (ropes) used to control the angle of the sails to the wind
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bilge
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Interior of the hull below the floorboards; lowest part of a vessel's interior where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
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coupler
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connects trailer to a ball hitch on the towing vehicle
