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[klafterreith]

Please correct the following:

1. At the day it`s easy but by it`s difficult.


2. The boat doesn`t swin/float. Are both okay?


3.She fell overboard but was able to scale back (??) into the boat.


Thank you so much!
peace
klafterreith

[pugachevV]

1. In the daytime it's easy, but by night or at night, it's difficult.

2. The boat doesn't float. Is correct. The boat doesn't swim is not.

3.She fell overboard but was able to scale back (??) into the boat.
Th verb "to scale" is generally used when you are climbing something steep and difficult. I can be very difficult to get back into even a small boat out of which you have fallen , so I think scale works here.
You could also use "climb", or "clamber".