2007-02-09 05:22:03 · 11 answers · asked by hkirishmen 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
aft means rear (back) of the boat.
fore = front
aft = rear / stern / back
port side = left
starboard side = right
2007-02-09 05:25:18 · answer #1 · answered by Plasmapuppy 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the back was referred to as aft because it is the AFTer part of the boat towards the stern. The bow is the front and has a curve or a point usually to cut through the water. Starboard is the right side if you face the bow and port is then left. These terms were used to eliminate confusion of direction by naming each part of the boat so all crew would know if there were for instance a man overboard on the port side to aft.
I used bow as a term instead of stem because stem is not commonly used once a boat is built and launched. Bow is the common term used to describe the front of a boat, and has been for years. Transom is another term for a part of the boat... not a location front or back although it is on the aft or back of the boat.
2007-02-09 05:29:23 · answer #2 · answered by Jay M 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The aft or stern section of a boat is the back. Aft is short for after. The front of the boat is the bow, if you were going to the bow, you would say "I'm going forward" if you were going to the stern you would say "I'm going aft". If you were facing the bow, the right side of the boat would be referred to as the "starboard" side, the running light on that side would be green. The left side would be called the "port" side and would be indicated by a red running light. I hope this will be helpful.
2007-02-09 23:30:00 · answer #3 · answered by johnkmayer 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Aft is just the term for the direction toward the stern of the boat. Or in simpler terms; aft is another term for the back of the boat (or the rear). The opposite would be forward.
2007-02-09 05:27:45 · answer #4 · answered by sciencevampire 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Aft is the back end of a boat. The term comes from being "after" the mast.
If you are going to use 'aft' to describe the back, then 'fore' should be used to describe the front. "before" the mast (and foredeck).
Stern is also the back of a boat and when stern is used to describe the back, then stem is used to describe the front. Stem and Stern, Fore and Aft.
If you want to use BOW as the descriptive term for the front, then the TRANSOM is the decriptive term for the back.
Regards,
Geoff
www.sailingunlimited.net
www.sailmatch.com
2007-02-09 08:53:06 · answer #5 · answered by Geoff 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Aft is the back of the boat
Bow is the front of the boat
Port side is the left side of the boat (looking forward)
Starboard side is the right side of the boat (looking forward)
2007-02-09 14:41:37 · answer #6 · answered by Florencio P 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Fore is the front of the boat; aft is the back of the boat
2007-02-09 05:25:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
If you are aft your on the back of a boat
2007-02-09 09:37:44 · answer #8 · answered by David A 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
The aft section of a boat or ship is called the stern or transom. The front is called the bow, left side port, right side starboard. running lights green on starboard and red on port. white on stern and bow.
2007-02-10 09:32:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
No it mean towards the stern or tail of the boat.
"Fore and aft" (front and back)
"Port and Starboard" (left and right)
"Bow and stern" (front of boat, back of boat)
2007-02-09 05:25:17 · answer #10 · answered by misskate12001 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋