boats

A boat is a watercraft, usually smaller than most ships. Some boats are commonly carried by a ship or on land using trailers.A boat consists of one or more buoyancy structures called hull (ship)hulls and some system of propulsion, such as a Propellerscrew, oars, paddles, a setting pole, a sail, Paddle_steamerpaddlewheels or a pump-jetwater jet.

Parts of a Boat - The roughly horizontal but cambered structures spanning the hull of the boat are referred to as the "deck". In a ship, there would be several but a boat is unlikely to have more than one. The similar but usually lighter structure which spans a raised cabin is a coarch-roof. The "floor" of a cabin is properly known as the sole but is more likely to be called the floor. (A floor is properly, a structural member which ties a frame to the keelson and keel.) The underside of a deck is the deck head. The vertical surfaces dividing the internal space are "bulkheads". Some are important parts of the vessel's structure. The front of a boat is called the bow or prow. The rear of the boat is called the stern. The right side is starboard and the left side is port.It is somewhat risible in modern practice to call the command area of a large boat the "bridge". It is the cockpit or wheelhouse, depending on its design.The compartments housing a toilet, and the toilet itself, are known as the "heads", and a trip to this area is a "head call".In the old days, cordage intended for the delicate hands of a yacht's owner was of linen, later cotton. Therefore cordage used to control a sailing boat, tends to be referred to as "line" rather than rope. Most have specific names, but in general, lines used for raising things like sails and flags are "halyards" while the principal ones for adjusting the positions of the sails are called "sheets".All the lines and wire collectively are referred to as "rigging". That which is set up in the yard and left is standing rigging. That which is adjustable in use is running rigging. For example, a forestay is standing rigging and a sheet or a halyard is part of the running rigging.

Types of Boats - ]]

Bangca

Bateau

Barge

Cabin Cruiser

Canoe

Catamaran

Cape Islander

Catboat

Coracle

CruisingCruiser

Cutter

Dhow

Dinghy

Dory

Durham Boat

Dutch Barge

Felucca

Ferry

Folding boat

Go-fast boat

Gondola

Houseboat

Inflatable boat

Jetboat, Jetski

Junk (sailing)Junk

Kayak

Ketch

Lifeboat

Log boat

Luxemotor

Motorboat

Narrowboat

Norfolk wherry

Outrigger canoe

Pinnace

Powerboat

Raft

Rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RIB)

Rowboat, rowing boat

Sailboat, sailing boat

Sampan

Schooner

Scow

Sharpie (boat)Sharpie

Skiff

Sloop

Submarine

Swift boat

Tjalk

Trimaran

Tugboat

U-boat

Water taxi

Whaleboat

YachtingYacht

Yawl

Unusual types of boats - , Germany in 2003]]Unusual floating vehicles have been used for sports purposes as well. For example, the Bathtub Boat is used in "bathtub races" in many cities, although it originated in Nanaimo, BC, Canada.

Unusual uses of the word "Boat" - Wiktionaryparboat

Often in rowing as a racing-type competitive sport, "boat" means the crew and "shell" means the craft. So a university might refer to its first boat, meaning the rowers who make up their best team, rather than their best piece of equipment.

A submarine is generally referred to as a boat rather than a ship. This dates from the early days of submarine warfare, when submarines were essentially torpedo boatmotor torpedo boats which could submerge. In the modern combat environment where a typical attack submarine is the size of a destroyer and equipped with either a nuclear reactor or air independent propulsion which can allow it to stay submerged for months or weeks (and boomers are even larger, on the order of old-style battleships), this use is something of an anachronism.

A ship can be informally known as a boat, especially by its crew. This use is uncommon in the case of a warship.

In cockney rhyming slang, "boat" means face, from "boat race".

The term "gravy boat" is used to describe a small jug used to dispense meat gravy at the dining table. Similarly: "sauce boat".

A Boat (car)boat can also be one of the massive cars manufactured in America from the 1950s through the 1970s.

External links - Wiktionaryparboat

boatingdir.com - Boating Directory

cronab.demon.co.uk - The Rise and Fall of 15th Century Chinese Seapower

barges.org - DBA - Dutch Barge Association Living aboard ex-commercial barges or any other type of broad-beam inland waterways craft

See also - commonsBoat

Boat building

Cruising

Electric boats

Jet boat

Jet sprint boat racing

Offshore powerboat racing

Sport

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