boat motor
Watercraft propulsion unit
A boat motor is an engine that propels a watercraft, typically mounted on the stern.
The term usually refers to outboard motors—self-contained units that attach to the transom and can be tilted out of the water: We need to get the boat motor serviced before summer.
Larger vessels use inboard motors permanently installed in the hull.
- outboardExternal boat engine
- propellerRotating blades creating thrust
- prop washAirflow from spinning blades
- engineMachine producing motion
- pull startCord-yanking ignition method
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