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Your New Boat



        A Brief Overview
        We’ve included the following diagrams to help familiarize yourself with the various aspects
        of a boat, as well as common boating terminology. This terminology is applicable to any
        nautical vessel, whether boat or pontoon.



                          BEAM
                          The most extreme width (or
                          breadth) of a nautical vessel).


                                                                       PORT
                                                                       Left side of
                                                                       the vessel.


                                                                       STARBOARD
                                                                       Right side of
                                                                       the vessel.
          TRANSOM
          Surface that forms
          the stern of a vessel.





              STERN                                 BOW
              The rear or aft-most part of a        The foremost point of the
              ship or boat.                         hull of a ship or boat.




























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