Some sample questions from this category:
* What is the name of the holes that are cut to let water run off the deck?
* On average, how long did it take a colonial shipyard to build a decent schooner?
* What do you have to do to the rigging before it is finished?
* When climbing the ratlines, which part do you hold on to?
* How many masts do true schooners have?
* What color are the inside walls and bulkheads painted?
* Before a battle, why were the walls removed from inside the ship?
* Where was the schooner Sultana (which enforced British taxes on the colonies) first constructed?
* What is the main body of a boat called?
* What is the name of the larger sail?
* Which sail IS a head sail?
* In this order, what are the names for the back of the boat, front, left and right of the boat?
* The back part of the boat, where the name is often written, is called the what?
* Not all boats steer with a wheel. What is the name of the object generally steered with in smaller boats?
* What is the name of the board that sticks down the center of the boat into the water and is used for stability?
* Onboard a boat, ropes are not called ropes. What are they called?
* The rope that is used to raise a sail is called a what?
* I'm guessing everyone knows what a mast is, so what is the 'mast-like object' that is attatched to the mast? (Hint: It gets its name from the sound it makes when it hits you in the head)
* Rope put aboard a sailboat is called a what?
* You're sailing a two masted boat with the mizzen mast located forward of the steering post. What type of boat are you on?
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