A 1962 "Rebel". A wooden speedboat with an outboard engine.

European Motorboat Championship in Żnin (Poland)

A motorboat generally speaking is a vessel other than a sailboat or personal watercraft, propelled by an internal combustion engine driving a jet or a propeller. However, the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea defines it as any vessel propelled by machinery. A speedboat is a small motorboat designed to move quickly, used in races, for pulling water skiers, as patrol boats, and as fast-moving armed attack vessels by the military. Even inflatable boats with a motor attached which may be serving as a high speed patrol boat or as a plodding pedestrian dingy providing transport to and from a mooring buoy are technically classified as a motorboats. A picture I took of my outboard speedboat. ... A picture I took of my outboard speedboat. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1329x866, 177 KB) Summary The images author is Andrzej Łuczak (woochuck@op. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1329x866, 177 KB) Summary The images author is Andrzej Łuczak (woochuck@op. ... Motto: Å»nin - the open town Voivodship Kuyavian-Pomeranian Municipal government Rada Miejska w Å»ninie (The Å»nin Town Council) Mayor JarosÅ‚aw Jaworski (Burmistrz Å»nina) Area 8. ... A boat is a craft or vessel designed to float on, and provide transport over, water. ... Diagram of Sailboat, in this case a typical monohull sloop with a bermuda or marconi rig. ... Categories: Stub ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A Pratt and Whitney turbofan engine for the F-15 Eagle is tested at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, USA. The tunnel behind the engine muffles noise and allows exhaust to escape. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 (COLREGS) are published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and set out the rules of the road to be followed by ships and other vessels at sea. ... Recreational skiiers typically use two skis — other techniques abound. ... // The Allianz Arena stadium is commonly referred to as Schlauchboot (= Inflatable Boat). ... Dinghy of the schooner Adventuress A dinghy is a small utility boat attached to a larger boat. ...

There are three popular variations of powerplants: inboard, inboard/outboard, and outboard. If the engine is installed within the boat, it's called a powerplant; if it's a removable module attached to the boat, it's commonly known as an outboard motor. The sterndrive, or stern drive, is also called inboard/outboard (I/O), and is a form of marine propulsion. ... Bolinders two cylinder Trim outboard engine. ...

An outboard motor is installed on the rear of a boat and contains the internal combustion engine, the gear reduction (Transmission), and the propeller. Epicyclic gearing or planetary gearing as used in an automatic transmission. ...

An inboard/outboard contains a hybrid of a powerplant and an outboard, where the internal combustion engine is contained inboard and the gear reduction and propeller are outside.

A purely inboard boat contains everything except a shaft and a propeller inside the vessel. There are two configurations of an inboard, v-drive and direct drive. A direct drive has the powerplant mounted near the middle of the boat with the propeller shaft straight out the back, where a v-drive has the powerplant mounted in the back of the boat facing backwards having the shaft go towards the front of the boat than making a 'V' towards the rear.

Motorboats vary greatly in size and configuration, from the 4-meter, open Boston Whaler type to the luxury mega-yachts capable of crossing an ocean. Boston Whaler outward bound in Boston Harbor, 2002. ... A modern yacht A yacht (From Dutch Jacht meaning hunt) pron. ...

Motorboats are also popular with modern pirates, who value their speed and small size. Some pirates have been known to mount machine guns on their boats and attack from them with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades. Pirates may refer to: A group of people committing any of these activities: Piracy at sea or on a river/lake. ... A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ... A rocket propelled grenade (RPG) is a man-portable, shoulder-launched weapon capable of firing an explosive device longer distances than an otherwise unassisted soldier could throw. ...

History

Although the Screw propellor had been added to an engine (steam engine) as early as the 18th century in Birmingham, England by James Watt, the petrol engine only came about in the later part of the 19th century, at which point Frederick William Lanchester recognised the potential of combining the two components to create the first all British powerboat, tested in Oxford England the powerboat was born. Late in that same period fishermen in San Francisco were being transforming their feluccas into early versions of the Monterey clipper, also known locally as put-puts. A propeller can be seen as a rotating fin in water or a wing in air. ... // The term steam engine may also refer to an entire railroad steam locomotive. ... Birmingham (pron. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... James Watt James Watt (19 January 1736 – 19 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor and engineer whose improvements to the steam engine were fundamental to the changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution. ... Gasoline (or petrol) engine is a type of internal combustion engine which is often used for automobiles, aircraft, small mobile vehicles such as lawnmowers or motorcycles, and outboard motors for boats. ... Frederick William Lanchester (October 23, 1868 - March 8, 1946) was an English polymath and engineer who made important contributions to automotive engineering, aerodynamics and co-invented the field of operations research. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... For the fictional moon, see Felucca (Ultima). ... Monterey Clipper docked in a Redwood City, Ca Marina The Monterey Clipper is a fishing boat common to the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area and east to the Sacramento delta[0][1]. It has a variety of alternative names. ...

See also

• Inboard-Outboard drive system - a common alternative engine and propulsion system configuration on larger powerboats.
• Powerboating

The sterndrive, or stern drive, is also called inboard/outboard (I/O), and is a form of marine propulsion. ... Power boating describes activities performed in a motorized boat. ...

External links

• Motor boating Museum
• Motor Boat Monthly Periodical[[eo:Motorboato]

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