California Boater Card Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers

Port Correct Answer Left side of boat Starboard Correct Answer Right side of boat Bow Correct Answer Front of the boat Stern Correct Answer Back of the boat Gunwhale Correct Answer Upper edge of a boat's side Cleat Correct Answer Metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened Hull Correct Answer Body of a boat; basic structure or shell Beam Correct Answer Maximum width of a vessel Freeboard Correct Answer Distance from water to lowest point of the boat where water could come on board Draft Correct Answer Depth of water needed to float a vessel Keel Correct Answer Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension of hull the increases stability in the water What are Displacement hulls? Correct 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? Correct Answer Displacement hull