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I'm on a Boat Flashcards

1
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I’m on a boat. What is the front of the vessel called?

A

Bow

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I’m on a boat. What is the back of the vessel called?

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Stern

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I’m on a boat. There’s a thing rotating rapidly and propelling the ship forward. What is it called?

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Propeller

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I’m on a boat. What’s the right side of it called?

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Starboard

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I’m on a boat. What’s the left side of it called?

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Port

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I’m on a boat. There are barnacles on the…. What do you call it?

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Hull

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I’m on a boat. I’m leaning on the - what’s it called - upper edge/rail thing.

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Gunwale

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I’m on a boat. There are ropes tied to connect this metal fastening on the dock to another on the boat.

A

Cleat

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I’m on a boat. What’s the maximum width called?

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Beam

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I’m on a boat. I’m watching water lap against the side. What’s the distance from the water to where water could come onboard?

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Freeboard

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I’m on a boat. The captain says we can’t get closer to shore because the _____ of the vessel is deeper than the water.

A

Draft

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I’m on a boat. A pirate boat. They caught me trying to take a bit of the booty beyond me share. Argh! They’re gonna punish me by pulling me across the spine of the ship, the _________.

A

Keel

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I’m on a boat. There’s a pulley, but the captain insists I call it a ______, because “its the nautical term.”

A

Block

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I’m on a boat. There’s this horizontal beam, which the captain has told me to use to extend the foot of a fore-and-aft sail. What’s it called?

A

The boom

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I’m under a boat. A pirate boat. They’re dragging me across the keel, and I’m getting cut up by the barnacles affixed to the hull. What’s this torture?

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Keelhauling

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I’m still under a boat. I’m drowning. I was being keelhauled, but this stupid plank was in the way. It’s attached to the keel and is supposed to reduce leeway, but I can’t remember what it’s called.

A

Centerboard

17
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I’m on a boat. What’s does leeway refer to?

A

The amount that a ship is blown leeward by the wind. Also the amount of open free sailing space available to leeward before encountering hazards.

18
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I’m on a boat. There’s ropes. But the captain doesn’t call them ropes, he calls them ______.

A

Lines

19
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I’m on a boat. I had to climb the center pole-thing and now I have a bunch of splinters. What’s the stupid thing called?

A

Mast

20
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I’m on a boat. A small boat. It’s attached to a bigger boat by this line, and the captain uses the same line to tie the small boat to the dock. What’s the line called?

A

Painter

21
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I’m on a boat. My hand is on the tiller, so I’m moving the _______.

A

Rudder

22
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I’m on a boat. There’s these metal fittings that are used to connect sails to halyards. What are they called?

A

Shackles

23
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I’m on a boat. There are these wires that hold the mast upright (the front one is the forestay).

A

Shrouds and stays

24
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I’m on a boat. What are these struts attached to the mast to increase the holding power of the shrouds and stays?

A

Spreader

25
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I’m on a boat. I’m steering the boat with the rudder. What am I holding?

A

Tiller

26
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I’m on a boat. A motorboat. I’m steering the boat. What am I holding?

A

Wheel

27
Q

I’m on a boat. There’s this thing which is used to pull stuff up from below. It’s like a big fishing reel. What’s it called?

A

Winch

28
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I’m on a boat. The mess hall is abaft the mast, meaning that it’s ______

A

toward the stern relative to the mast.

29
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I’m on a boat. The navigation room is afore the mast, meaning that it’s ______

A

toward the bow relative to the mast.

30
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I’m on a boat. The captain tells me that the bolt rope is fraying. What is the bolt rope?

A

A rope, sewn on to reinforce the edges of a sail

31
Q

Stays run _____

A

Fore-and-aft

32
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Shrouds run

A

Athwartship

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