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IN larger boats, the area at the very bottom of the boat is called the "bilge", and the water there is sometimes called "bilge water". To get rid of it, sailors use bilge pumps to pump the water over the side and out of the boat. For smaller boats that don't have bilge pumps, the sailors will "bail" the water out by scooping it up with any suitable container, and dumping it overboard.
It is the boat's draft.
The distance from the surface of the water to the lowest point of the boat: How much depth of water does the boat need not to touch the bottom.
You fill the bottom of the boat with water
It is the boat's draft.
It is the boat's draft.
It is the boat's draft.
It is the boat's draft.
Draft.
It is the boat's draft.
The distance between the bottom and the keel of a boat is the draught (British English).
The space between the boat's keel and the bottom is the draught.