Draw a freebody diagram, it will explain it really well
the boat is floating on top of the water, which means that the net acceleration in the y direction must be zero
the boat is not sinking (dominant downwards acceleration/force)
the boat is not flying (dominant upward acceleration/force)
that measn
now, if you drew the FBD, you only have 2 forces acting on the boat.
the upward bouyancy force on the boat and the downward force due to weight
since the net force is equal to zero
and thus
the boat is floating on top of the water, which means that the net acceleration in the y direction must be zero
the boat is not sinking (dominant downwards acceleration/force)
the boat is not flying (dominant upward acceleration/force)
that measn
now, if you drew the FBD, you only have 2 forces acting on the boat.
the upward bouyancy force on the boat and the downward force due to weight
since the net force is equal to zero
and thus