Small boats are used for both pleasure and fishing. Paddles and outboard motors are the main sources of power for small boats. For fishing boats and pleasure boats, such as ski boats, outboard motors are the obvious choice. Driving a boat with an outboard motor can be a small challenge to someone that isn’t familiar with boats.
Ships and large yachts change their trim—their state of “levelness” along a line running from the bow to the stern—by moving water or fuel between internal tanks. If the bow is lower, the boat is said to be “trimmed by the bow;” if the stern is lower, the boat is said to be trimmed by the stern.” If the boat is level, then it’s “on an even keel.” For smaller boats which lack ballast tanks and which are powered by outboard motors, this change of trim is made by trimming the outboard motor.
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