United Yacht Boats

A very interesting post about boats found on United Yacht blog,

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A boat in common parlance is a watercraft, generally smaller in size to
most ships. A boat consists of structures called hulls and some system of
propulsion, such as paddles, oars, a setting pole, a sail, paddle wheels and so
forth.
The somewhat horizontal but arched structure that spans the boat’s
hull is known as the deck. Unlike a ship, where there are numerous decks, a boat
conventionally has just has one. The cabin’s floor is called the sole. The base
of the deck is known as the deck head. The vertical bulkheads divide the
internal area. Some bulkheads are significant in the overall structure of the
boat. The boat’s front side is known as the bow (or prow); the back of the boat
is the stern. The starboard and the port are the right and the left sides of the
boat, respectively.
Today, the command area of a big boat is called – perhaps
inappropriately – the bridge. The bridge, depending upon the design, can be the
wheelhouse or the cockpit.

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