powerboats
Engine-driven watercraft
Powerboats are motorized watercraft—boats propelled by engines rather than sails, oars, or paddles.
The term covers everything from small speedboats to large cabin cruisers.
Powerboating as a sport involves racing such vessels: They spent the weekend powerboating on the lake.
External boat engine
- inboardWithin a vessel's hull
- torqueRotational force measurement
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- four-strokeEngine completing cycle in four stages
two-stroke · diesel · gasoline · turbocharged · cylinder · throttle · exhaust · carburetor
Organized boat racing event
- hydroplaneSkid on standing water
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- offshoreAway from land
adrenaline · pilot · helm · buoy · lap · championship · navigator · sponsorship
Rate velocity changes
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- knotsSecured loops in rope
- mphVelocity unit abbreviation
- planingRemoving surface material
hydrodynamics · wake · streamline · aerodynamics · surge · thrust · cavitation · skimming
Large pleasure vessel
- cabin-cruiserMotorboat with living accommodations
- flybridgeYacht's elevated control deck
- superyachtEnormous private luxury vessel
- amenitiesDesirable features of place
galley · stateroom · craftsmanship · electronics · air-conditioning · designer · high-end · custom-built
outboard
External boat engine
- inboardWithin a vessel's hull
- torqueRotational force measurement
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
four-stroke · two-stroke · diesel · gasoline · turbocharged · cylinder · throttle · exhaust · carburetor · ignition
regatta
Organized boat racing event
- hydroplaneSkid on standing water
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
offshore · adrenaline · pilot · helm · buoy · lap · championship · navigator · sponsorship · V-hull
acceleration
Rate velocity changes
planing · hydrodynamics · wake · streamline · aerodynamics · surge · thrust · cavitation · skimming · rooster-tail
yacht
Large pleasure vessel
- cabin-cruiserMotorboat with living accommodations
- flybridgeYacht's elevated control deck
- superyachtEnormous private luxury vessel
amenities · galley · stateroom · craftsmanship · electronics · air-conditioning · designer · high-end · custom-built · fiberglass
runabout
Light vehicle for errands
- bowriderOpen boat, forward seating
- pontoonBuoyant platform or vessel
- cruiserVehicle for extended patrol
trawler · tender · inflatable · RIB · walkaround · dinghy · skiff
- powersportsmotorcycle, ATVs, dirt bike, jet skis, ATV
- Intracoastal Waterwayinland waterways, mile markers, navigation aids, navigational aids, channels
- boatingferry, motorboat, motorboats, cruise, sailboat
powerboatssailboats
Wind-powered watercraft
sailing vessels · rowboats · kayaks · canoes · rowing boats