Illinois Boating License Study guide Latest Update 2025-2026 Exam 100 Questions with 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
beam - CORRECT ANSWER: max of width of a vessel
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 toward the surface of the water as they move faster. -
CORRECT ANSWER: 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.
bow - CORRECT ANSWER: Front of a vessel
Class 1 - CORRECT ANSWER: 16 ft to less than 26 ft
Class 2 - CORRECT ANSWER: 26 ft to less than 40 ft
class A - CORRECT ANSWER: less than 16 ft
class3 - CORRECT ANSWER: 40 ft to less than 65 ft
cleat - CORRECT ANSWER: metal fitting where the rope can be fastened
Draft - CORRECT ANSWER: Depth of water needed to float a vessel 1 / 2
free board - CORRECT ANSWER: distance from the water to the lowest point of the
boat where the water could come on board.
gunwale - CORRECT ANSWER: upper edge of vessel's side (generally prounced
"gunnel"
hull - CORRECT ANSWER: Body of a vessel; basic structure or shell
hull - CORRECT ANSWER: body of the vessel
keel - CORRECT ANSWER: Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension of hull that increases stability in the water
length overall - CORRECT ANSWER: Length of the hull excluding any attachments
personal watercraft - CORRECT ANSWER: 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
Port - CORRECT ANSWER: Left side of a vessel
propeller - CORRECT ANSWER: rotates and power the boat forwards or backwards
rudder - CORRECT ANSWER: Steering device, usually a vertical blade attached to a post at, or near, the stern of the boat
starboard - CORRECT ANSWER: Right side of a vessel
stern - CORRECT ANSWER: Rear of a vessel
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