| A boat in common parlance is a watercraft,
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| | inappropriately - the "bridge." The
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| generally smaller in size to most ships. A
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| | bridge, depending upon the design, can be
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| boat consists of structures called hulls
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| | the wheelhouse or the cockpit. The toilet
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| and some system of propulsion, such as
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| | compartments are called the "heads," and a
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| paddles, oars, a setting pole, a sail,
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| | trip to relieve oneself is called the
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| paddlewheels and so forth.
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| | "head call." During olden days, the cord
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| The somewhat horizontal but arched
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| | used to maneuver a sailboat was made of
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| structure that spans the boat's hull is
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| | linen; today it is made of cotton. That
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| known as the "deck." Unlike a ship, where
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| | cord is known as the "line." Though they
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| there are numerous decks, a boat
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| | have their own names, "halyards" is the
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| conventionally has just has one. The
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| | name given to the cord used for raising
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| cabin's floor is called the 'sole.' The
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| | flags or sails; "sheets" control the
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| base of the deck is known as the "deck
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| | sails' positioning.The cords and the wire
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| head." The vertical "bulkheads" divide the
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| | are collectively termed "rigging." The
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| internal area. Some bulkheads are
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| | cords and the wires that are set up before
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| significant in the overall structure of
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| | the boat sets for sail is referred to as
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| the boat. The boat's front side is known
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| | standing rigging; the cords that are used
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| as the bow (or prow); the back of the boat
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| | while the boat is in motion is known as
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| is the stern. The starboard and the port
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| | running rigging. For example, the halyard
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| are the right and the left sides of the
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| | or the sheet is part if the running
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| boat, respectively. Today, the command
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| | rigging, and the forestay is a part of the
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| area of a big boat is called - perhaps
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| | standing rigging.
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