Boat From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For other uses, see Boat (disambiguation). A boat is a craft or vessel designed to float on, and provide transport over, water. A boat's propulsion can be by propellers, oars, paddles, setting poles, sails, paddlewheels, or water jets. Boats are generally smaller than ships. A wooden boat operating near shore.Contents 1 Parts of a boat 2 Types of boats 3 Boat building materials 4 Boat propulsion 5 Why boats float 6 External links Parts of a boat See also: Glossary of nautical terms and Naval architecture A boat in an Egyptian tomb painting from about 1450 BCEThe roughly horizontal, but cambered structures spanning the hull of the boat are referred to as the 'deck'. In a ship there are often several, but a boat is unlikely to have more than one. The similar but usually lighter structure which spans a raised cabin is a coach-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 keel is what keeps the boat stable. The jib is the front sail of a sailboat. The vertical surfaces dividing the internal space are 'bulkheads'. 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. Many boats have a section called the gralper, designed to reduce water flow to the non-hydrodynamic parts of the boat.
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