2006-11-06 07:02:48 · 13 answers · asked by andyjam3s 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
What about an air ship , just thought i'd throw that in , i'v got nothing better to do !
2006-11-07 22:12:54 · answer #1 · answered by nicemanvery 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When it gets an inflated ego.
Seriously though, legal definition: 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.
2006-11-06 07:09:22 · answer #2 · answered by oklatom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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
2006-11-08 12:16:02 · answer #3 · answered by p5johnston 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nearly got it right, Captains are only on Naval vessels not Merchant or private vessels, otherwise they are known as Masters of the vessel, nothing to do with freshwater or oceangoing,
A Boat can fit on a ship but a ship cannot fit on a boat. Is probably the best and easiest definition, although as with everything there is also the odd one or two out
2006-11-06 08:14:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, here goes, a rough approximation for you, but if you work on the figures that if a vessel is less than 400 tonnes or 24metres, then it is a boat, over this, it is a ship.
2006-11-06 19:06:26 · answer #5 · answered by 6 hail marys 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats a good question. i read the answeres and still didnt get the answer myself, a boat can be put on a ship or vice versa, then what if you put a 2 foot boat on a 3 foot ship? and then you put them both on a 6 foot boat or ship..............
2006-11-10 05:05:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A boat is used in freshwater. A ship is a sea bound vessel.
2006-11-06 07:05:39 · answer #7 · answered by nikhex7 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
To be honest I dont know. But I think its something like - "a boat has a wooden deck".
That doesn't really help does it :)
But the answer's free.
2006-11-06 07:07:54 · answer #8 · answered by choco_mint 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Boats can be used at sea so thats not it. I would say it would be to do with size and number of decks
2006-11-06 07:07:39 · answer #9 · answered by Sir Sidney Snot 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it seems like beauty it lies in the eye of the beholder. I once heard one U.S. cost guard moron asking our master ' HOW OLD YOUR BOAT IS?'. The craft in question was 1,65,000 DWT tanker! of course he was from USCG. still ...
2006-11-09 18:08:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋