A.) The force the paddle exerts on the water.

B.) The motion of the water itself.

C.)The force the water exerts on the paddle.

D.) The force the man exerts on the paddle.

Like car license plates, you can't trace the boat's registration number back to the owner. How about a note taped to the windshield ???

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Why is my boat pulling hard to starboard? how can i fix it?

So I just got a used boat with a 120hp Tohatsu outboard and it pulls hard right unless I'm holding the wheel tight at higher speeds.

My boat ? There's a choice of a covered liferaft, inflatable dingy, windsurfer and maybe a little cat I use as a tender. If those are all gone, if there's time I'd put on my full wetsuit, failing that a floater coat and as much clothing as I could find (jeans, jumper, 2 shirts - the water's cold here), a PFD, and collect a few supplies into a bag with a float (fender, buoy, lifering) such as VHF radio, satellite communicator, GPS, flares, food, drink, camera (gotta take a few selfies), maybe swim fins, and keep trying to call someone. With the fins, I might even make it to land.

I'd make sure the ship really was sinking - there have been cases where a boat was found but the crew and the liferaft were never seen again. So first off, I'd try and stop that happening - fix the hole somehow with whatever it took - wrapping sails arond the hull, stuffing bedding in a crack, tearing up floorboards to screw into the hull over a hole caulked with maple syrup and toilet paper..