MAINE GUIDES TEST 2024 (Q & A)
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Keel
A projecting strip along the bottom of the canoe, on
the outside, to cut down slide slipping.
Haystacks
Large standing waves which accompany
deceleration of a current
Ledge
The exposed edge of a rock stratum which acts as a
natural low dam, or as a series of such dams.
Lining
The use of ropes to work a boat down stream from
the shore.
Non-power face
The face of the paddle blade, opposite the power
face
Painter
A line attached to bow or stern of a boat
Pitch
A section of a rapid usually steeper than the
surrounding section; a drop
Pool
A river section slower and deeper than surrounding
sections
Power face
,The face of the paddle blade which bears against
the water in a normal forward stroke
Rapid
A section of a river characterized by steepening
gradient, increased water, speed, obstructions and
turbulence.
Riffle
A section of a river, shallower than usual, in which
small waves are noticeable, often over a gravel or
sand bottom.
Rocker
The longitudinal curvature of the bottom at the
center line of the hull.
Setting
Ferry with bow down stream: largely an eastern term
Sheer
The upward curve of the sides of the hull from
amidships to the ends
Throat
The section of a paddle shaft just above the blade
Thwarts
Transverse braces, from gunwale to gunwale, in a
boat.
Trim
The angle to the plane of the water at which the boat
rides, for instance, down at the stern, down at the
bow, or trimmed even (dead level)
Tumble home
,An i curving in cross section from the bilge to the
gun whale
Wet suit
A close fitting garnet of neopren sponge which
affords thermal insulation in cold water
White eddy
An area below a ledge or boulder over which water
is flowing, characterized by a highly aerated backflip
at the surface.
Beam
The transverse measurement at a boats widest part
Bilge
In the cross section of a hull the point of greatest
curvature between the bottom and the side
Broaching
The turning broadside of a boat due to action of
different currents at bow and stern: sideways against
a rock
Channel
A canoeable through river section
Chute
A channel through a gap or drop in a rapid, steeper
and faster than the surrounding water.
Deck
On a traditional canoe, the triangular piece of wood
to which the gunwhales attach at their ends. In a
whitewater canoe or kayak, a covering for the entire
hull to prevent entrance of water
, Dry pack
A waterproof pack which is carried in the boat in
white water
Ferry
A maneuver to move laterally across a current by
paddling upstream either backward or forward, and
at an angle to the current
Black (map color)
man made
Green (map color)
vegetation over 6 feet
White (map color)
vegetation under 6 feet
Blue (map color)
water
Brown (map color)
contour lines
Red (map color)
major roadways
Purple (map color)
new additions
Beam (map color)
the transverse measurement at a boat's widest part
Bracing stroke
any of several paddle strokes providing stability
against the capsizing force of a lateral current; may
also be used for turning
Broaching
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