Do boats have brakes?
Assuming small to medium sized motor boats in this answer. Not brakes, per se, but boats do have the ability to actively slow down. Most boat motors have a reverse that can be used at any time. A fast moving boat slows rapidly once the throttle is released. But it will drift for a long way once it has slowed. The boat pilot/captain/driver can throw the boat’s motor into reverse to slow or stop the boat entirely. In general, piloting a craft on water is considerably different than piloting on dry land. “Drift” is pretty much unavoidable and, as such, it is the pilots job to compensate for drift when turning and stopping. Even when stopped, a boat will still drift due to current or wind. So, boating is more about figuring out where you want to be and what you need to do to get there and stay there. Sometimes that means going forward slowly and sometimes it means putting the boat in reverse to cause the boat to stay in the same place. Sail boat and non-motorized boats are a whole differen
