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Sloop
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| A single-masted sailboat in which the mast is set forward of midships. |
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Sole
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Spar
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| Masts, booms, gaffs and poles used in sailboat rigging. |
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Starboard
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| The right side of the boat looking toward the bow. |
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Stateroom
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| A room with sleeping quarters, a cabin. |
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Stay
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| Wire, rod or other rigging that runs fore and aft of the mast. |
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Stem
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| The most forward section of the hull. |
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Stepped Hull
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| A high-performance hull design with lateral notches, or steps, in the keel. |
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Stern
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Stern Drive
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| Propulsion system composed of an inboard engine connected to a steerable drive unit extending through a cut-out in the transom. |
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Strakes
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| Small linear protrusions that run longitudinally on both sides of the keel to give a planing hull lift and lateral stability. |
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Stringers
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| Internal beams and braces that give a fiberglass hull structural support. |
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Swim Platform
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| A wide platform at the transom equipped with a ladder to help ease the effort of reboarding after going into the water. |
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T-Top
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| Short, aluminum tower with overhead canvas to protect the helm. |
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Through-Hull
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| A fitting or object that goes all the way through a hull |
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Transducer
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| An electronic sensing device mounted in a boat's bilge or at the bottom of the transom to provide data for a depth sounder. |
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Transom
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| The rear section of the hull connecting the two sides. |
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Trawler
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| A pleasure boat more than 25 feet in length with a displacement hull. |
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Trim Tabs
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| Hydraulically adjusted horizontal plates located on the bottom of the transom that control the trim angle of a boat at speed. |
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Trimaran
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| A type of boat with three side-by-side hulls, the center of which is usually larger with crew accommodations. |
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