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Boats - Coggle Diagram

- - - - hatches - open spaces within the boat that you can store your belongings in to keep mostly dry, typically covered with a lid
      - rudder - positioned on the end of the boat, used for steering and controlled by foot pedals within the cockpit
      - skeg - a fixed rudder
      - deck lines - lines that run from the bow to the stern of the boat used in rescues when someone is the water they can grab onto their own boat or others
      - end grab - a short tether on the bow and stern of the boat
      - gunwale - the top edge of the kayaks hull
      - cockpit - the opening in the kayak for your body
      - sheerline - lines that are on the deck of the boat, used to keep gear strapped on to the top of the boat
      - deck - the top front and back of the boat
      - keel - a steering system that is retractable, once the keel is deployed it is a fixed prop
    - - end grab - used to pick up the boat
      - seat - where the paddler sits when in the kayak
      - hip pad - helps to stabalize the paddler, blocks that can be placed beside the paddlers seat
      - back rest - a pad behind the paddelers back that should not have a lot of weight placed against it. it is there to help give support but most weight should be self held by the paddlers core
      - thigh grips - pads that rest above the paddlers knees and can be adjusted depending on the size of the paddeler
      - deck - the top of the kayak, front and back
  - - - rocker for turning mobility
      - floats to help with boyancy, more than in a regular canoe
      - leg braces
    - - helps divide work load between two paddelers, one for power one for stearing