When is a boat a ship?
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Bejasus
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when it's got several depictions of thrusters on it's side and a bunch of tractor tyres for fenders. Oh, and at least 75 mm warps. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
a ship carries its own boats. That's about it, as far as i know.
spanners
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When she carries her own boats
Bejasus
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we've got them on here as well as all the rest. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Moose
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I think we need a new definition.......
Riggy
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Among sailing vessels, the distinction between ships and boats is that a ship is a square-rigged craft with at least three masts, and a boat isn't. With regard to motorized craft, a ship is a large vessel intended for oceangoing or at least deep-water transport, and a boat is anything else.
But that's too much to remember. Try this: ships have to be big enough to carry boats, and boats have to be small enough to be carried by ships.
There are exceptions, of course. Many commercial fishing craft, for example, are sizable oceangoing vessels, yet they're almost invariably called boats. Similarly for submarines, thay are also called boats.
But that's too much to remember. Try this: ships have to be big enough to carry boats, and boats have to be small enough to be carried by ships.
There are exceptions, of course. Many commercial fishing craft, for example, are sizable oceangoing vessels, yet they're almost invariably called boats. Similarly for submarines, thay are also called boats.
NorthernWave
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Riggy is bang on!!!
Moose: I went on that very craft just before Christmas and maybe again in May, quite amazing bit of engineering.
Chris
Moose: I went on that very craft just before Christmas and maybe again in May, quite amazing bit of engineering.
Chris
Bejasus
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Re: I think we need a new definition.......
it's broke............. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
it's broke............. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
Another definition...
A ship has two or more "full" decks above the waterline. Otherwise it's a boat...
Hence submarines are boats as only the upper (outer) deck is above the waterline and those commercial fishing boats only have their working deck above the waterline.
-steve-
A ship has two or more "full" decks above the waterline. Otherwise it's a boat...
Hence submarines are boats as only the upper (outer) deck is above the waterline and those commercial fishing boats only have their working deck above the waterline.
-steve-
FlyingDutchman
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Interesting!
In the Dutch language there is not really a difference between "boot" (boat) and "schip" (schip).
Probably people who don't have a ship speak about boats...
In the Dutch language there is not really a difference between "boot" (boat) and "schip" (schip).
Probably people who don't have a ship speak about boats...
mirabriani
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Spot on Steve
Briani
Briani
paulineb
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I have a Broom on my boat /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
pissativlypossed
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According to P&O's Aurora Captin "Ships Carry Boats".
Alternate Tuesdays (nm)
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paulineb
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Looks like my boat is a ship then
I think the magic number we were given was 500 t. From that moment on the MCA makes your life "interesting". I don't know the thinking behind that number. I do think that at some point it will become obvious to MCA that modern yachts (boats not ships) are getting bigger, and that a fixed number is not the best definition.
mainshiptom
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I thought we agreed long ago, If you can water ski behind it its a boat !
Tom
Tom
Wiggo
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Ditto - we carry a RIB and a sailing dinghy (alebit an inflatable one). The inflaty thing was used to great effect in Weymouth last summer winding up the raggies. That'll teach Chris_b4 to tell us he can sail anything...
