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BOATING SKILLS AND BOATING SKILLS AND SEAMANSHIPSEAMANSHIP

BOATING SKILLS AND BOATING SKILLS AND SEAMANSHIPSEAMANSHIP

Lesson 1Which Boat is For You

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The Basic Principles of GOOD SEAMANSHIPapply regardless of

• SIZE OF BOAT • COST OF BOAT

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SAFE BOATING IS NO ACCIDENTNO ACCIDENT

Good SeamanshipGood Seamanship

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• 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

Lesson ObjectivesLesson Objectives

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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 becameSTARBOARD

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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

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Outboards Stern DrivesInboard/outboards I/O

Boat PowerBoat Power

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Advantages•Easy to ServiceTake up less room•Less weight per HPTrim the drive

Disadvantages•Higher RPM•Less efficient Operation•EPA•May require a transom cutout

OutboardsOutboards

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Stern DrivesStern 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

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Inboard DrivesInboard 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

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Jet DriveJet Drive

• Safety – no propeller• Operate in shallows• High speed• No prop walk

• More slippage • Need power to steer• May be noise

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Hull Types

PlaningDisplacement

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• Prams

• Dinghies

• Inflatables

• Skiffs

• Utility Outboards

Utility Boats

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Runabouts

Bowrider Cuddy Cabin

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Cruisers

Deckboats

Houseboat

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Personal WatercraftPersonal Watercraft

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Boat ConstructionBoat Construction

• Steel– Advantages

• Durability• Strength

– Disadvantages• Rust, metal fatigue & deterioration• Weight• Magnetic• Electrolysis

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Boat ConstructionBoat Construction

• Aluminum– Light weight– Difficult to protect from Marine Growth– Susceptible to Electrolysis– Good Heat Conductor– Noisy

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WoodWood

• Workability• Relatively expensive• Strong but heavy• Considerable

maintenance• Declining availability

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FiberglassFiberglass

• 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

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Hand-Lay-up Chopped-Strand

Construction ProcessConstruction Process

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Construction ProcessConstruction 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

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www.uscgboating.orgRecalls - Safety Defects

MARINE SURVEYORSRecommended when Buying A

Used Boat

Coast Guard Customer Infoline (term 2008)

Coast Guard Customer Infoline (term 2008)

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SummarySummary

• Boaters Language• Types of Boats• Power Plants• Hull Design• Use of Boats• Construction Materials• Coast Guard Infoline• Marine Surveyors