2006-11-27 04:15:41 · 5 answers · asked by vince 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
When it won't fit in a swimming pool? When you have to pay to get on board? When it has a captain instead of a skipper?
2006-11-27 04:18:18 · answer #1 · answered by themistocles 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no actual measurement to differentiate the size because it's relative if you're comparing the two, for the most part. A ship should be big enough to carry a boat and a boat should be small enough to be carried by a ship. An example - think of a cruiseship that has the lifeboats on the side. Also, a ship can do everything a boat can except move by paddles and oars. that would leave movement by motor (battleships, etc.) or sail (Pirates of the Carribean, etc.).
2006-11-27 12:45:17 · answer #2 · answered by Cynde F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Somewhere around 100 feet a boat becomes a ship. Ferries and submarines are always boats though.
2006-11-28 04:46:58 · answer #3 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually, a 'boat' is any vessel that can be carried aboard a larger vessel (like a lifeboat). Thus, if a vessels is too large to be carried aboard another, larger vessel, it is referred to as a 'ship'. One notable exception to this is submarines, which are universally referred to as 'boats'. The mode of propulsion definition doesn't quite fit in all cases (think of a Greek trireme, which was rowed by it's crew, but was most definitely a ship).
2006-11-27 12:47:12 · answer #4 · answered by Harry 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anything under a 100ft is a boat anything over is a ship
2006-11-30 21:27:17 · answer #5 · answered by lake living 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋