Are you about to buy your first boat or are you new to boating? Then you are probably a little confused by the boating terminologies that are thrown around when looking at boats. Words like hull, galley, keel etc. can be confusing. This boating article will familiarize you with the basic parts of a boat or yacht. So, the next time someone talks about a daggerboard, you know what they’re referring to!

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2. BASIC PARTS OF A BOAT OR YACHT
• Hull: Body of the boat made of fiberglass, though some
older models may use wood or plastic. In case of cruiser
boats hulls may be made of aluminum or Ferro cement
steel.
• Bow: Outer ring of the hull which is mostly pointy. In
some cases it may resemble a square.
• Gunwale/Gunnel: The outer edge of the hull

3. BASIC PARTS OF A BOAT OR YACHT
CONTD..
• Stem: The pointy front end of the bow.
• Stern: Back end of the bow.
• Stern quarters: The back end corners of the bow are
called stern quarters.
• Rudder: Device used to steer the boat.
• Tiller: A stick-like extension to the Rudder.

4. BASIC PARTS OF A BOAT OR YACHT
CONTD..
• Rig: Any extensions rising from the hull which generally
has the mast, boom and sails fastened onto them.
• Keel/Centerboard/Daggerboard: A keel is present
underneath the boat, on the hull’s bottom. A board-like
foil balancing and aligning the boat when in water. In
case of smaller boats, the keel is removable, which is
said to be a centerboard or a daggerboard.
• Starboard and Port: The right and left sides of the boat
respectively.

5. BASIC PARTS OF A BOAT OR YACHT
CONTD..
• Propeller: The device that rotates and thus powers the
boat to move forward and backward, in case of power
boats.

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We feature thousands of new and used boats for sale
and yachts for sale including motor yachts, sailing
yachts, cruiser boats, sailing boats, motor cruiser, luxury
yachts, power yachts and cruiser yachts for sale. With
more than 200 yacht brokers listed with us and with their
yacht listings being over 1000, we have yachts and
boats of various makes listed with us. Some of these
include seabourn, sea ray, sun seeker, hatteras etc..
Please contact us at:
3 Diamondleaf|Irvine|CA-92618|p: (949) 436-9268|
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