Boats

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