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2. Flats boat - Wikipedia

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   Some flats boats may be equipped with features such as a "jack plate" which allow the operator of the boat to lift the outboard vertically in addition to the tilt and trim mechanisms generally offered by many outboard motors. [7] They may also be equipped with trim tabs. Both jack plates and trim tabs can offer an advantage in shallow water ...

3. Outboard motor - Wikipedia

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   Basic parts of an outboard motor. 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.

4. Boat - Wikipedia

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   A recreational motorboat with an outboard motor. A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size or capacity, its shape, or its ability to carry boats. Small boats are typically used on inland waterways such as rivers and lakes, or in protected coastal areas.

5. Trolling (fishing) - Wikipedia

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   Trolling motors calibrate speed more accurately than large outboard motors. Trolling plates are also used with larger motors to slow the boat to the desired speed, although some anglers experience mixed results with plates. [citation needed] Trolling can be effective at surprisingly low speeds.

6. Sterndrive - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

7. Skeg - Wikipedia

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   A skeg (or skegg or skag) is a sternward extension of the keel of boats and ships which have a rudder mounted on the centre line. [1] The term also applies to the lowest point on an outboard motor or the outdrive of an inboard/outboard.