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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 struc...

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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

What does a planning hull do? -ANSWER- Allows boats to rise up and glide on top of
the water when enough power is supplied.

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