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An outboard motor is a propulsion system for boats, consisting of a self-contained unit that includes engine, gearbox and propeller or jet drive, designed to be affixed to the outside of the transom. They are the most common motorised method of propelling small watercraft.
Vertical transom and stern of a modern cargo ship. In some boats and ships, a transom is the aft transverse surface of the hull that forms the stern of a vessel. Historically, they are a development from the canoe stern (or "double-ender") wherein which both bow and stern are pointed. Transoms add both strength and width to the stern.
The outdrive resembles the bottom half of an outboard motor and is composed of two sub-units: an upper containing a driveshaft connected through the transom to an engine which transmits power to a 90-degree-angle gearbox; and the lower containing a vertical driveshaft receiving power from the upper unit gearbox, transmitted through another 90 ...
A trolling motor is a self-contained marine propulsion unit that includes an electric motor, propeller and control system, and is affixed to an angler's boat, either at the bow or stern. A gasoline-powered outboard used in trolling , if it is not the vessel's primary source of propulsion, may also be referred to as a trolling motor.
Chainplate: a metal bracket through-bolted through the hull for anchoring a shroud. Centreboard: (also dagger board) a movable keel which may be raised and lowered to accommodate shallow water and point of sail. It is held in place within a centerboard trunk. Chine: the part of a hull at the turn of the bilge. It may be "hard" (i.e. sharply ...
Today a few Mercury KG-7Q Super 10 Hurricane's have survived the years waiting to be run or displayed at a local Antique Outboard Motor Club, Inc. (AOMCI) Event. In demand and also rare; today a KG-7Q will go for the price of a brand new 10 hp motor.
The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and manoeuvring. [1] [3] The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two quarter berths aft, under the cockpit sides. The galley is located on the starboard side just aft of the bow cabin.
The transom knot is a simple lashing knot used to secure two linear objects, such as spars, at right angles to each other. Relation to other knots