With a very large outboard motor, for example, the boat may be imbalanced by having that weight far astern and may "squat" in the water and not sail as well.

例如，如果装了一台很大的舷外发动机，船只可能会因其重量而变得不平衡，尾部偏重，用俗话说倾向于在水中“蹲着”，而影响航行。

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We found ourselves on the beach, surrounded by untidy-looking crates and bundles, together with the small boat and its outboard motor which would be our only link with civilization.

我们在湖岸上，被脏兮兮的行李箱和包裹包围着，旁边还有一只小船，而我们与文明唯一的联结就是小船旁边的发动机。

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They camped on the shore. "Vladimir" also gave them a rubber-hulled boat with an outboard motor.

他们驻扎在岸上，“弗拉基米尔”给了他们一艘带舷外马达的橡皮艇。

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The boat's diesel engine has even been replaced by a small outboard charged by solar panels.

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