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Megayacht
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| A large, luxurious yacht, typically longer than 100 feet |
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Mizzen Mast
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| A shorter mast located aft of the main mast on a yawl or ketch. |
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Monohull
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| A boat with a single hull. |
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Motorsailer
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| A hybrid boat that has sails and powerful engines. |
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Motoryacht
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| A large powerboat greater than 40 feet with luxurious interior accommodations for long-range cruising |
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Multihull
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| A boat with more than one hull, such as a catamaran or trimaran. |
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Outboard Bracket
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| Support device for mounting outboard engines that extends aft of the transom. |
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Outboard Motor
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| Internal combustion engine mounted at the transom that incorporates motor, driveshaft and propeller. |
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Outdrive
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| The lower unit of a stern-drive motor that houses the drive gears and to which the propeller fastens. |
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Outrigger
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| Poles designed to spread out fishing lines and keep them from tangling while trolling. |
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Pilot House
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| A fully enclosed helm compartment. |
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Planing Hull
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| A boat hull designed to ride on top of the water rather than plowing through it. |
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Pleasure Boating
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| Recreational day boating in runabouts, deck boats, pontoon boats, bowriders and sportboats. |
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Pontoon Boat
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| A type of boat with a flat deck attached to airtight flotation tubes or logs. |
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Port
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| The left side of a boat when facing the bow. Also, a marina harbor or commercial dock. |
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Propeller
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| A rotating multi-blade device that propels a boat through the water. |
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Pulpit
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| Forward deck and railing structure at the bow of a boat. |
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Quarters
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| Living and sleeping areas of a vessel. |
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Racer
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| A sailboat designed primarily for speed and competition with a minimum of built-in creature comforts. |
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Racing Sailboat
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| Sailboat and yacht racing is a form of sport involving sailing yachts and larger sailboats. |
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RIB (rigid inflatable boat)
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| An inflatable boat fitted with a rigid bottom. |
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Rigging
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| Wire cables, rods, lines, hardware and other equipment that support and control the mast and spars. |
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Rubrail
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| Protective outer bumper that runs around the boat at the point where the top deck meets the hull. |
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Rudder
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| Underwater fin mounted below the hull near the stern that controls boat steering. |
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Sail Drive
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| A saildrive is a transmission system for a boat whose inboard engine has a horizontal output shaft. The saildrive's input shaft is therefore also horizontal. |
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