Boaters Education Chapter One

Which type of hull pushes through the water?

• Displacement

• Planing

What is the metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened?

• Stern

• Cleat

• Gunwale

• Starboard

Which side of the vessel is the right side of the vessel?

• Port

• Starboard

• Bow

• Stern

What is the front of the boat?

• Stern

• Bow

• Starboard

• Port

What is the term for the upper edge of the vessels side?

• Stern

• Starboard

• Propeller

• Gunwale

True or False: Displacement hulls are limited to slower speeds.

• True

• False

True or false: Displacement hulls are a rougher ride than a boat with a planing hull.

• True

• False

Boats with a _______ hull are designed to rise up above the water and glide on top of the water.

• Displacement

• Planing

True or false: A planing hull will act as a displacement hull when operated at slower speeds.

• True

• False

What shape is not a type of a planing hull?

• Round bottomed

• Vee Bottomed

• Flat Bottomed