What does Length Overall measure?

What does Length Overall measure?

• A. The width of the boat at its widest point.
• B. The height of the cabin.
• C. The maximum draft.
• D. The distance from one end of the boat to the other end, excluding outboard motors, brackets, or other attachments.

Answer: (D)

Length Overall measures the maximum end-to-end length of the vessel, from bow to stern, excluding detachable attachments such as outboard motors or brackets. This is the overall size used for regulatory and licensing purposes, not to be confused with the width (beam), the vertical height (cabin height), or the depth below the water (draft), which are different dimensions.

Length Overall measures the maximum end-to-end length of the vessel, from bow to stern, excluding detachable attachments such as outboard motors or brackets. This is the overall size used for regulatory and licensing purposes, not to be confused with the width (beam), the vertical height (cabin height), or the depth below the water (draft), which are different dimensions.