Abaft
A pin or bolt inserted into a gudgeon to be used as a pivot or hinge on the rudder
What is a Pintle?
The rear of the boat
What is the Stern?
The body of the boat
What is the Hull?
This is the horizontal pole extending from the mast to the cockpit....
What is a boom?
This is the very front of the boat
Attached to the transom with a hole or holes in it for the pintle
What is a Gudgeon?
A raised safety rail at the back of the boat
What is the pushpit?
This is the right hand side if you are facing the bow of the boat
What is Starboard?
This is a long pole rising up the middle of the boat
what is the mast?
What is the pulpit?
A structural beam in the middle of the boat for stability
What is a Keel?
A vertical portion of the stern on a boat - usually the rudder is attached to it.
What is the transom?
This is the left side of the boat if you are standing facing the bow.
What is the port side?
This is the deck up by the bow of the boat....
What is the foredeck?
A flat piece hinged vertically off the transom of the boat
What is a rudder ?
The widest part of the boat - typically halfway midship....
What is the beam?
Attached to the rudder for leverage and steerage
What is the tiller?
What is the companionway?