Basic Boats

3. The device used to pull the boat onto the trailer during loading.
6. Refers to a boat heading forward.
8. A tiller or wheel and any associated equipment for steering a ship or boat.
10. The horizontal beam that reinforces the stern of a boat. Typically where the name of the boat is located.
11. The rear of the boat.
13. The vertical distance between the waterline and the bottommost part of the boat.
14. These support the boat on the trailer. They are often made of wood and are covered with carpet or other soft material.
16. When a boat is moving, either by motor or wind, this vessel is said to be ________.
17. The minimum vertical distance from the surface of the water to the gunwale.
23. On smaller power-driven vessels, this white light may be used to combine a masthead light and sternlight.
24. Connects the trailer to the hitch on the vehicle used to tow the boat.
25. The body of a ship or boat.
26. When you are moving towards the rear of a boat.
27. The red and green lights on the sides of a boat.
29. The front portion of the trailer that "sticks out" and allows turning of the trailer without colliding with the towing vehicle.

1. The front of the boat.
2. The greatest width of a boat.
4. Safety ________ are intended to keep the trailer connected to the vehicle if the coupler accidentally becomes disconnected.
5. The centerline of the boat running from the bow to the stern.
7. Refers to a boat heading backwards (in reverse).
9. Refers to when someone is moving towards the front of a boat.
12. The right side of the boat is called the ________ side.
15. A white light that is seen only from behind or nearly behind a vessel.
18. The bow ________ is located on the front and center of a boat trailer and helps align the boat and keep it centered on the trailer.
19. The trailer ________ is used to raise and lower the front of the trailer when it is not attached to a vehicle.
20. This is a white light that shines forward and to both sides and is required on all power-driven vessels.
21. The top edge of the hull of a boat where there is usually some form of stiffening.
22. A component used to secure a rope, typically to tie a boat to a dock.
28. The left side of a boat.