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Vertical surface at the back of the hull
  • Bow
  • Transom
  • Hull
  • Stern
To fill with water
  • Swamp
  • Draft
  • Transom
  • Intake
is very important to have proper lighting on trailers, including turn signals and tail and brake lights. Also make sure you have a jack that fits properly under the trailer—most car jacks are too large to fit under a trailer.
  • What should you do before fueling a boat?
  • What should you remember about trailers?
  • What do you need to know before you go out on a PWC?
  • What should you do when fueling a boat?
Keep the nozzle of the fuel-pump hose in solid contact with the tank opening to prevent producing a static spark.Use caution and fill the tank slowly to avoid spilling fuel into the boat's bilge or into the water. Use an oil-absorbent pad to catch drips or spills.Never fill a tank to the brim—leave room for fuel to expand.
  • What should you do after fueling your boat?
  • What should you do before fueling a boat?
  • What should you do when fueling a boat?
  • What should you remember when fueling?
Front of a vessel
  • transom
  • hull
  • stern
  • bow
Look for a capacity plate near the operator's position or on the transom of the boat. This plate indicates the maximum weight capacity and/or the maximum number of people that the boat can carry safely in good weather.You should not exceed either the stated maximum weight capacity or the maximum number of people.Maximum weight is the combined weight of passengers, gear, and motors.In many states, it is a violation to exceed capacity.Federal law requires single-hull boats less than 20 feet in length to have a capacity plate. (However, PWC and sailboat manufacturers are not required to attach a capacity plate.) Always follow the recommended capacity found in the owner's manual and on the manufacturer's warning decal. Never exceed these capacity recommendations.
  • Coupler
  • Gunwale
  • Intake Grate
  • Capacity Plate
Put the fill cap on tightly to prevent vapors from escaping.Wipe up any spilled fuel and properly dispose of the used paper towels or rags on shore.Open all windows, ports, doors, and other openings.If your boat is equipped with a power ventilation system (exhaust blower), turn it on for at least four minutes before starting your engine. This will help eliminate fuel vapors in the bilge.Before starting the engine, sniff the bilge and engine compartment for fuel vapors. Continue ventilating until you cannot smell any fuel vapors. Consider installing a gas vapor detection and alarm device.Start the engine and then reload your passengers.
  • What should you do after fueling your boat?
  • What should you do before fueling a boat?
  • What are the four basic parts of a sailboat?
  • What do you need to know about trailer safety chains?
The part of the trailer that attaches to the ball hitch on a towing vehicle
  • Bilge
  • Coupler
  • Capsize
  • Tiller
-Contact a responsible person before you go out and tell him or her where you will be boating and when you plan to return.-Give your contact the phone number for local authorities in case you fail to return when expected.-Contact this person again when you return or if you decide to extend your time out on the water.
  • What should you do for a float plan for a short outing?
  • What should you do before fueling a boat?
  • What should your float plan include for longer outings?
  • What should you remember about trailers?
Maximum width of a vessel
  • keel
  • bow
  • draft
  • beam
Lines (ropes) used to control the angle of the sails to the wind
  • Halyards
  • Bunks
  • Tiller
  • Sheets
Lever used to turn a rudder to steer a boat
  • Transom
  • Rudder
  • Tiller
  • Propeller
Device used to pump and force water under pressure through a steering nozzle at the rear of the vessel
  • Coupler
  • Impeller
  • Propeller
  • Rudder
-Describes the vessel, including its registration number, length, make, horsepower, and engine type.Includes the description and license plate of the tow vehicle and trailer.-Gives the number of passengers, their names and addresses, and a contact in case of emergency.-States where you are going, the detailed route, your planned departure time, and your expected return time. Include the location of all stopping points, dates, and times.-Gives the phone number for local authorities in case you fail to return when expected. If boating on waters under U.S. Coast Guard jurisdiction, give the phone number of the U.S. Coast Guard.
  • What should you do after fueling your boat?
  • What do you need to know about launching a boat from a trailer?
  • What should you remember about trailers?
  • What should your float plan include for longer outings?
40 feet to less than 65 feet
  • Class 0
  • Class 103
  • Class 3
  • Class 6
Length of the hull excluding any attachments
  • Length Overall
  • Tiller
  • Beam
  • Intake Grate
The long stem connection between the motor and the impeller
  • Steering nozzle
  • Drive shaft
  • Freeboard
  • Intake grate
26 feet to less than 40 feet
  • Class 2
  • Class 1
  • Class 102
  • Class 3
As speed increases, a planing hull will have a raised bow, reducing the operator's vision and throwing a very large wake. Avoid maintaining a speed that puts your boat in plowing mo
  • Measuring Length Overall
  • Planing-Plowing Mode
  • Things to remember about capacity plates
  • What should you remember when fueling?
Body of a vessel
  • Stern
  • Keel
  • Hull
  • Transom
A small vessel that uses an inboard jet drive as its primary source of propulsion, and is designed to be operated by a person or persons sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel rather than inside the vessel
  • steering nozzle
  • inboard engine
  • pwc
  • personal watercraft
Opening in the hull that draws water toward the impeller
  • Intake
  • Draft
  • Gunwale
  • Transom
Device used for directing the stream of water to the left or right at the stern of the PWC, which steers the PWC
  • Impeller
  • Intake grate
  • Steering nozzle
  • Drive shaft
Distance from water to lowest point of the boat where water could come on board
  • Draft
  • Gunwale
  • Starboard
  • Freeboard
Left side of a vessel
  • Stern
  • Bow
  • Port
  • Starboard
A PWC is a small vessel that uses an inboard jet drive as its primary source of propulsion and is designed to be operated by a person or persons sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel rather than inside the vessel.
  • What should you remember about trailers?
  • What should you remember when fueling?
  • What Is a Personal Watercraft?
  • What is considered a PWC?
16 feet to less than 26 feet
  • Class 99
  • Class 1
  • Class 4
  • Class 9
The U.S. Coast Guard includes personal watercraft in the group of inboard vessels less than 16 feet in length.
  • What do you need to know about trailer safety chains?
  • What is considered a PWC?
  • What laws apply to PWCs?
  • What Is a Personal Watercraft?
Prepare to launch well away from the boat ramp so that you don't block ramp traffic.Transfer all equipment and supplies to the vessel.Disconnect trailer lights from the towing vehicle.Remove all tie-down straps before backing down the ramp but leave the trailer winch line securely attached to the vessel.Make sure the vessel's drain plug is in place.Tie a rope to the vessel's bow to use to control the vessel if necessary during launching.
  • What should you remember about trailers?
  • What do you need to know about launching a boat from a trailer?
  • What do you need to know about trailer safety chains?
  • What are the four basic parts of a sailboat?
A vessel's length overall dictates the equipment the vessel must have to comply with federal and state laws. Length overall is measured from the tip of the bow in a straight line to the stern of the vessel. Bowsprits; rudders; outboard motors and motor brackets; handles; and other fittings, attachments, and extensions are not included in the measurement.
  • What are the four basic parts of a sailboat?
  • Measuring Length Overall
  • Planing-Plowing Mode
  • What Is a Personal Watercraft?
Lines (ropes) used to raise and lower the sails
  • Sheets
  • Gunwale
  • Tiller
  • Halyards
You need engine power to steer and control them.
  • What is important to remember about PWCs?
  • What should you do when fueling a boat?
  • What should you remember about trailers?
  • What do you need to know before you go out on a PWC?
After fueling, open the engine compartment before starting the engine and sniff to check for gas fumes.Check the entire fuel system for leaks and inspect fuel system connections frequently. Engine vibrations and the pounding from operating on rough water can loosen connections.Avoid fuel spills when fueling in or near the water.Do not tip the PWC in order to fill it all the way up. The tank is designed to leave space for the fuel to expand. If the tank is overfilled, the fuel may expand and spill into the water.After fueling, open the door of the engine compartment and sniff to check for any evidence of gas fumes. Do this before starting the engine. If you do smell gas fumes, determine the source and make repairs immediately.
  • What should you do when fueling a boat?
  • What do you need to know about launching a boat from a trailer?
  • What are the four basic parts of a sailboat?
  • What are some things to remember when fueling a PWC?
A planing hull, when operated at very slow speeds, will cut through the water like a displacement hull.
  • Planing-Displacement Mode
  • Intake grate
  • What is considered a PWC?
  • What Is a Personal Watercraft?
There are two basic types of boat hulls—displacement and planing.Boats with planing hulls are designed to rise up and glide on top of the water when enough power is supplied. These boats may operate like displacement hulls when at rest or at slow speeds but climb towards the surface of the water as they move faster.Boats with planing hulls can skim along at high speed, riding almost on top of the water rather than pushing it aside.Flat-bottomed and vee-bottomed hull shapes act as planing hulls. Most small power-driven vessels, including personal watercraft (PWCs), and some small sailboats have planing hulls, allowing them to travel more rapidly across the water.
  • Planing-Plowing Mode
  • Hull-Planing
  • Drive shaft
  • Capacity Plate
Drive cautiously and allow for the added length and weight of the trailer.
  • What are the three positions on a fuel selector switch and when should they be used?
  • When on the road with a trailer you need to......
  • What should you do before fueling a boat?
  • What are the four basic parts of a sailboat?
Two strong safety chains should be crisscrossed to support the trailer's coupler if it becomes disconnected from the towing vehicle. The chains should be strong enough to hold the combined weight of the vessel, engine, and trailer.
  • What do you need to know before you go out on a PWC?
  • What are the four basic parts of a sailboat?
  • What do you need to know about trailer safety chains?
  • Things to remember about capacity plates
Steering device, usually a vertical blade attached to a post at, or near, the stern of the boat
  • Propeller
  • Bilge
  • Rudder
  • Tiller
On outboard boats, the capacity plate also will display the recommended maximum horsepower rating of the boat. Your boat's motor should never exceed this rating.
  • Do not power load your boat because....
  • Things to remember about capacity plates
  • What should you do when fueling a boat?
  • What should you remember about trailers?
Your boat is in planing mode when enough power is applied so that the hull glides on top of the water. Different boats reach planing mode at different speeds.
  • Displacement Mode
  • Plan On Nose
  • Planning Hull
  • Planing Mode
Outboards have more power per pound of weight than do inboard engines.An outboard is a portable, self-contained package of an engine, gear case, and propeller that is attached to the transom of a boat.A growing number of outboard engines are of four-stroke design, but many are still conventional two-stroke engines that burn oil as a lubricant along with the fuel. New-technology two-stroke outboards are direct-injection engines and burn over 75% cleaner than conventional two-stroke outboards.Steering of outboard boats is controlled by a tiller or steering wheel that swivels the entire engine to direct propeller thrust.
  • Hull-Displacement
  • Outboard Engines
  • Measuring Length Overall
  • Jet drive
Rear of a vessel
  • stern
  • bow
  • keel
  • hull
Rotates and powers a boat forward or backward
  • Rudder
  • Tiller
  • Propeller
  • Impeller
One third of the fuel for the way out, one third for the way back, and one third for emergencies
  • What are the four basic parts of a sailboat?
  • What are the three positions on a fuel selector switch and when should they be used?
  • What is important to remember about PWCs?
  • What is the rule of thirds?
Right side of a vessel
  • stern
  • port
  • bow
  • starboard
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