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BOATING SKILLS AND SEAMANSHIP Lesson 1 Which Boat is For You Approved by DC-E USCG AuxA, Inc Good Seamanship The Basic Principles of GOOD SEAMANSHIP apply regardless of • SIZE OF BOAT • COST OF BOAT OR SAFE BOATING IS NO ACCIDENT 2 Lesson Objectives • • • • • • • Importance of Boating Safety How to talk about boats and motors Variety of boats and motors Boat hull types and boat use Essentials of Boat Construction Match boats to needs Boat defects, contracts, & insurance 3 Boaters Language • Much derived from ancient sailing days • Norwegian rudder was a “STJORN” (pronounced starn) • STJORN BOARD was on right side of vessel – facing to front • Right of vessel became STARBOARD 4 Boaters Language • Left Side of Vessel was next to Dock (Port side) again facing front • The Loading Board was on the LEFT side • LOAD BOARD became LARBOARD • LARBOARD / STARBOARD sounded too much alike • LARBOARD changed to PORT • PORT - STARBOARD 5 Boat Power Outboards Stern Drives Inboard/outboards I/O 6 Outboards Advantages •Easy to Service Take up less room •Less weight per HP Trim the drive Disadvantages •Higher RPM •Less efficient Operation •EPA •May require a transom cutout 7 Stern Drives • Advantages – Quieter – Better Fuel Economy – Lower RPM – Trim the drive • Disadvantages – More weight per HP – Loss of Deck Space – Lower unit Gearing Problems – Danger of Fire & Explosion 8 Inboard Drives • Advantages – Simple gearbox & straight shaft – All machinery but prop in boat – Engine centered and balanced – Good control for skiers • Disadvantages – Poor rudder control, esp. at slow speed & reverse – May disrupt deck space – Thrust upward vs parallel to surface 9 Jet Drive • • • • Safety – no propeller Operate in shallows High speed No prop walk • More slippage • Need power to steer • May be noise 10 Hull Types Displacement Planing 11 Utility Boats • Prams • Dinghies • Inflatables • Skiffs • Utility Outboards 12 Runabouts Bowrider Cuddy Cabin 13 Cruisers Deckboats Houseboat 14 Personal Watercraft 15 Boat Construction • Steel – Advantages • Durability • Strength – Disadvantages • • • • Rust, metal fatigue & deterioration Weight Magnetic Electrolysis 16 Boat Construction • Aluminum – Light weight – Difficult to protect from Marine Growth – Susceptible to Electrolysis – Good Heat Conductor – Noisy 17 Wood • • • • Workability Relatively expensive Strong but heavy Considerable maintenance • Declining availability 18 Fiberglass • Fiberglass layers / strands saturated with resin • Advantages – – – – – No seams or joints Strong Molded into any desired shape Low maintenance Easily protected against Marine growth • Disadvantages – Heavy – Heavier than water – Easy to cover up shoddy work – Resins that bind will burn 19 Construction Process Hand-Lay-up Chopped-Strand 20 Construction Process • Matched Die Process – Male and female molds used – Clamped together with Laminate between • Sandwich Process – Core material covered with layers of fiberglass – Usually Balsa Wood – sometimes Foamed Plastics or Plywood – Strong and Buoyant 21 Coast Guard Customer Infoline (term 2008) www.uscgboating.org Recalls - Safety Defects MARINE SURVEYORS Recommended when Buying A Used Boat 22 Summary • • • • • • • • Boaters Language Types of Boats Power Plants Hull Design Use of Boats Construction Materials Coast Guard Infoline Marine Surveyors 23