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  Motorboat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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.
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.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Motorboat   (429 words)

  
 Salaries by Job Title: Motorboat Mechanics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Regular motorboats are built to last a bit longer, but even they do break down from time to time.
Motorboat mechanics visually inspect a motor for signs of a mechanical problem.
Motorboat mechanics adjust the carburetor mixture and timing while the motor is running.
www.iseek.org /sv/46001.jsp?id=493051   (513 words)

  
 Motorboat Mechanics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Motorboat mechanics is part of the larger occupational group of "mechanics and repairers." Nationally, women make up 25 percent or less of the total number employed in this group.
Employment for motorboat mechanics is expected to grow very little or not at all through the year 2010.
Nationally, the number of jobs for motorboat mechanics is expected to grow about as fast as average through the year 2014.
www.learnmoreindiana.org /careers/career_profiles/100382.xml.print   (1446 words)

  
 Vermont Boating Safety - OPERATIONS
Motorboats described in subdivision (5) of section 3307 of this title, however, are excepted from the provisions of this section.
When a person transfers the ownership of a registered motorboat to another, files a new application and pays a fee of $5.00, he or she may have registered in his or her name another motorboat of the same class for the remainder of the registration year without payment of any additional registration fee.
However, if the fee for the registration of the motorboat sought to be registered is greater than the registration fee for the transferred motorboat, the applicant shall pay the difference between the fee first paid and the fee for the class motorboat sought to be registered.
www.boatsafe.com /vermont/vermont2.htm   (7046 words)

  
 motorboat
A boat not equipped as a motorboat may be converted by a detachable outboard motor.
For increased speed, such as in racing, motorboat hulls are designed to skim the water (aquaplane) and reduce frictional resistance.
In recent designs, drag is further reduced with hydrofins and hydrofoils, which enable the hull to rise clear of the water at normal speeds.
www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0016773.html   (271 words)

  
 NPC Law Library: Missouri Revised Statutes Section 306.147
All motorboats manufactured prior to January 1, 1996, shall not exceed eighty-six decibels on an A-weighted scale when subjected to a sound level test as prescribed by SAE J34 when measured from a distance of fifty or more feet from the motorboat.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to motorboats registered and actually participating in a racing event or tune-up periods for such racing events or to a motorboat being operated by a boat or engine manufacturer for the purpose of testing or development.
If the motorboat fails the state water patrol test, the owner shall immediately moor the motorboat and shall keep the motorboat moored until the state water patrol certifies that the motorboat is in compliance with the provisions of this section.
www.nonoise.org /lawlib/states/missouri/boats.htm   (827 words)

  
 Massachusetts Motorboat Legislation, 323 CMR 2.00
All motorboats, including jet-skis and similar personal watercraft, shall be operated at headway speed (6 mph, or enough speed to maintain steering control) within 150 feet of the shoreline of Long Pond, except for police and/or emergency boats.
On Long Pond, speed by a motorboat, jet-ski watercraft or wetbike watercraft, or similar personal watercraft, in excess of forty-five (45) miles per hour shall be presumed to be in excess of reasonable and proper speed.
Length of a motorboat means: the extreme fore and aft measurement in feet and inches over the deck in a straight line parallel to the keel center line from the foremost to aftermost part of the vessel, excluding sheer, bowsprits, booms, rudders, outboard motor brackets and similar fittings or attachments.
www.vsv.cape.com /~harharb/323cmr.html   (3650 words)

  
 M.G.L. - Chapter 90b, Section 5
Motorboats of classes 2 and 3, when so propelled, shall carry the colored lights, suitably screened, but not the white lights prescribed by subsection (b)(2) of this section.
Every motorboat carrying passengers for hire shall carry at least one coast guard approved life preserver or TYPE I personal flotation device for each person on board so placed as to be readily accessible for use.
Outboard motorboats less than twenty-six feet in length of open construction, not carrying passengers for hire, are not required to carry fire extinguishers.
www.mass.gov /legis/laws/mgl/90b-5.htm   (918 words)

  
 Culebra Boat Rental: Culebra Island Motorboat, Culebra Island Puerto Rico
Motorboat to explore offshore islets, swim & sunbathe at remote beaches, snorkel at Culebrita, Cayo Norte, and Luis Peña, scuba dive on reefs, and fish on bays and shoals.
For your safety and comfort, each motorboat is equipped with: a cell phone, life jackets (including child and infant), emergency flares and whistle, bow and stern anchors, bimini, swim platform and ladder, storage locker, cooler, 12 gallons fuel, written operating procedures, and a board-mounted chart.
Motorboat operator requirements: 25 or older, some experience with small motorboats, in coastal waters, and with coastal navigation.
www.realadventures.com /listings/1020894.htm   (759 words)

  
 VDGIF > Motorboat Registration Fee Increases
The emergency regulation increases motorboat registration fees by up to nine dollars per three-year registration, as per the 2002 Appropriation Act authorization, and repeals the existing fee and process requirements for duplicate certificates of number currently stated in regulation.
The reduced public safety and the increased burden and hardship on the public seeking to engage in boating on Virginia waters, were deemed to significantly exceed the burden of increased motorboat registration fees.
Since motorboat registration every three years is already mandatory in Virginia, no additional intrusion on the public results from the emergency regulation.
www.dgif.state.va.us /boat_registration_fee_background.html   (975 words)

  
 AN ACT CONCERNING MOTORBOAT NOISE AND MOTORBOAT SOUND LEVEL TESTS.
On motorboats sixteen feet or more but less than twenty-six feet in length such device shall be mouth, hand or power-operated and audible for at least one-half mile.
On motorboats twenty-six feet or more but less than forty feet in length such device shall be hand or power-operated and audible for at least one mile.
If such motorboat exceeds the noise levels established in subsection (c) or (d) of this section, the officer may direct the operator to take immediate and reasonable measures to correct the violation, including returning the motorboat to a mooring and keeping the motorboat at such mooring until the violation is corrected or ceases.
www.cga.ct.gov /2005/act/Pa/2005PA-00203-R00HB-05615-PA.htm   (1017 words)

  
 Registering Your Vessel - Arkansas Boating Safety Handbook
Decals must be affixed on each side of the motorboat, toward the stern of the registration number, 3 inches from and in line with the number.
The motorboat may be operated during this period if the owner has on board a dated proof of purchase.
If a numbered motorboat is abandoned or destroyed, the owner must notify the DFA within 15 days of the event and the certificate will be terminated.
www.boat-ed.com /ar/handbook/register.htm   (759 words)

  
 1910 Berlin Motorboat Show
During the last week of March an exhibition of motors and motorboats was opened in the German capital organized by the Imperial Automobile Club.
After much work the club at last held a motor show in Kiel, in 1907, which was rather a success, as that famous war harbor is located in the center of the motorboat building industry, and the show could be reached by water.
The motorboat and motor business in this country, while the industry is not by any means so well developed as in America, is showing rapid progress and doubtless will grow to very large proportions.
www.lesliefield.com /other_history/1910_berlin_motorboat_show.htm   (812 words)

  
 Operating a motorboat or sailboat while under the influence
Such evidence may include testimony of nonexpert witnesses relating to the absence of any or all of the common symptoms or signs of intoxication for the purpose of impeachment of the accuracy of the analysis of the person's blood or breath.
(4)(a) On and after July 1, 1989, any person who operates a motorboat or sailboat or who is in actual physical control of a motorboat or sailboat on the waters of this state shall be deemed to have expressed his consent to the provisions of this subsection (4).
(13)(a) No owner or operator of a motorboat or sailboat shall knowingly authorize such motorboat or sailboat to be operated by or come under the actual physical control of any other person if such person is under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance or any other drug, or any combination thereof.
www.colorado-dui.com /parts/new/bui.html   (1323 words)

  
 NAO 217-103
Motorboat Class III - VHF/FM Single Side Band transceiver for vessels operating independently at distances greater than 20 miles from shore; otherwise, same requirement as for a Class II motorboat.
All use of NOAA motorboats shall be documented by a prefiled cruise plan giving, as a minimum, the vessel name, date and time of departure, intended destination or working area, estimated date of return or arrival, number and names of persons in the party, and the name of the person in charge.
Although only Class III motorboats are required to be inspected as per this directive, all elements operating the other classes of small boats may find the table useful in equipping their boats to better ensure the safety of operating personnel.
www.sefsc.noaa.gov /HTMLdocs/Apdx1ActiveBoatPlan.html   (2223 words)

  
 VDGIF > Motorboat Registration Fee Increases
The emergency regulation amendments: (i) increase motorboat registration fees by nine dollars per three-year registration; (ii) rescind the existing procedural requirements and fee for duplicate certificates of number; and (iii) set the fee for duplicate certificates of registration are at nine dollars.
In the event of loss, a duplicate certificate of number may be applied for on a form to be provided by the department, accompanied by a fee of $.50.
Not more than one certificate for a motorboat number may be in existence at any time.
www.dgif.virginia.gov /boat_registration_fee_wording.html   (208 words)

  
 DMV - Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles
When an insurance company acquires a salvage motorboat through payment of a total loss settlement due to damage, a Salvage branded Certificate of Title must be issued in the name of the insurance company.
In the event that a total loss settlement is paid and the motorboat does not meet the definition of salvage, original Certificate of Title must be issued in the name of the insurance company.
The estimated or actual retail cost of parts needed to repair a motorboat, plus the cost of labor computed by using an hourly labor rate and time that are customary and reasonable.
www.dmv.state.ne.us /dvr/mbtitles/salvage.html   (533 words)

  
 Preschool Games Activities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The other child or children grab one end of the blanket and pull the "motorboat" as you chant the rhyme.
Encourage them to say the rhyme with you and to pull the motorboat according to the speed mentioned in the rhyme.
Another variation is to have a group of three or more form a circle and then move in the circle according to the directions in the song.
familytlc.net /issues/june2006/games_4.html   (254 words)

  
 Montana HB HB0325
The term includes a person entitled to the use or possession of a motorboat or vessel subject to an interest in another person, reserved or created by an agreement securing payment or performance of an obligation, but the term excludes a lessee under a lease not intended as security.
(iii) for a motorboat or sailboat 10 years of age or older, $1.50 a foot or fraction of a foot.
(iii) for a motorboat or sailboat 10 years of age or older, $2 a foot or fraction of a foot.
data.opi.state.mt.us /bills/2001/billhtml/HB0325.htm   (1251 words)

  
 Motorboat Simulator 1
Our intention is to develop Motorboat Simulator also to be used for powerboat training courses.
Motorboat Simulator is developed using Delphi 7 and Stentec's DirectX Simulation Technology based on the latest DirectX 8.1.
Motorboat Simulator can be ordered on CD-ROM or as an affordable download version in our online shop.
www.stentec.com /motorboatsimulator_i   (365 words)

  
 Sake Drenched Postcards - Japan's Motorboat Races: Peace Through Propeller
Once there, she continued, "Didn't you read the copies of the briefings about the Nippon Foundation and motorboat racing that I gave you?" While she quickly rifled through some papers on her desk, I equally quickly rifled through my pack.
Even with many of them missing teeth and some even missing shoes, it is the gambling proceeds generated from their "win" and "1-2 combination" wagers that provide the sole source of funds for the Nippon Foundation.
As a result, it is the money from these chain smoking racing enthusiasts at this track and each of the 23 others scattered across Japan that brings $300 million in domestic and international aid through the Nippon Foundation's programs.
www.bigempire.com /sake/boat.html   (1487 words)

  
 Snorkeling Vieques by Motorboat with Golden Heron
Motorboat Snorkeling Trip is a Private Charter $425.
The motorboat belongs to a local fisherman, he shows us the reefs of his childhood, that few viditors have seen.
Motorboat, captain, snorkeling guide and catered lunch (5-6 hour trip), to all the great reefs, lunch on the beach, the Pelican Rookery and the mangroves.
www.golden-heron.com /snorkel.html   (582 words)

  
 Motorboat Colorado - Colorado Division of Wildlife
The Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) is offering a new grant opportunity for public entities to apply for federal funds to complete eligible access projects at motorboat waters across Colorado, includes lakes and rivers that are accessed by motorboats.
Funds that support this grant program are generated by federal excise taxes collected on the purchase of motorboat fuels.
A project will be ranked primarily in terms of new and/or improved opportunities for access at motorboat reservoirs.
wildlife.state.co.us /Fishing/ResourcesTips/MotorboatColorado   (273 words)

  
 Using Motorboat Simulator for Motorboat Instruction and Training
Lastly, a few individuals are using the Scenery Designer Toolkit, also developed by Stentec as a separate package, to create their own water environments, with buoys, channels, boats, marinas, landscapes, buildings, etc. to actually drive a realistic boat in an area that they’ve created.
The great thing about Motorboat Simulator for training institutions and individuals who want to learn some rules of the road in regards to maneuvering and docking techniques, is the ability to use all aspects of the Motorboat Simulator software to create an interesting and hands-on training environment without ever having to leave the classroom.
The Motorboat Simulator software allows one to change the water conditions from totally calm to having waves coming from one direction or multiple directions at the same time.
home.comcast.net /~neiproducts/MotorboatSimulatorReference.htm   (839 words)

  
 Motorboat Simulator Software
The virtual boats in Motorboat Simulator are modeled to accurately represent on your computer the many factors you encounter in a real world boating environment.
Users of Motorboat Simulator may use this software as either a single user or a multiplayer mode.
Motorboat Simulator represents a very realistic simulation for maneuvering, navigation, and racing with a variety of boat types.
home.comcast.net /~neiproducts/MotorboatSimulator.htm   (319 words)

  
 AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF VESSELS REGISTERED WITH A MARINE DEALER'S REGISTRATION NUMBER AND THE REGULATION OF ...
or muffler system on a motorboat so as to prevent the operation of such motorboat in compliance with subsections (c) and (d) of this section.
or muffler system which enables such motorboat to be operated in compliance with subsections (c) and (d) of this section.
This subsection shall not apply to the sale or offer for sale of a motorboat which will be operated solely for the purpose of competing in marine races or regattas, provided upon the sale of a motorboat which is not equipped with such a muffler
www.cga.ct.gov /2005/act/Pa/2005PA-00076-R00SB-01150-PA.htm   (1227 words)

  
 27' Motorboat - Boatplans.dk - Online free and inexpensive boat plans
These motorboat plans are available for instant download so you can start building right away.
You don't need any boat-building experience to build this motorboat – just lift the dimensions from the plans and transfer them directly onto 12 sheets of 9mm (3/8"), 12 sheets of 12mm (1/2"), and 9 sheets of 16mm (5/8") plywood.
The plans allow you to draw full size pictures of the parts of the boat - the bottom pieces, side pieces etc. Once you're done, simply cut around the lines using a jigsaw, then use the stitch and glue building method to finish your boat.
www.boatplans.dk /mo-27.asp   (576 words)

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