Water is absorbed from the small intestine by osmosis following the active absorption of solutes, primarily sodium chloride. REGULATION OF GASTROINTESTINAL PROCESSES Most gastrointestinal reflexes are initiated by luminal stimuli: (a) distension, (b) osmolarity, (c) acidity, and (d) digestion products.
Popular Mechanics has an article on their site describing a prototype of a designed from scratch Mastercraft wakeboard-specific Boat called the X-Trek. The boat has a unique design and layout from normal wakeboard boats, and it will be interesting to see this boat in reality.
An outboard motor is a single unit consisting of engine, shaft and propeller (and sometimes fuel tank) mounted on a pivot on the stern of a boat. To steer, the entire motor is pivoted using either a tiller fixed directly to the motor, or for larger units, a hydraulic or rod coupling from a wheel.