craftsmanship, workmanship, craft - skill in an occupation or trade

anchor, ground tackle - a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

bareboat - a vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions

bilge - where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom

bilge keel - either of two lengthwise fins attached along the outside of a ship's bilge; reduces rolling

boat - a small vessel for travel on water

fore, prow, bow, stem - front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"

clench, clinch - a small slip noose made with seizing

craft - a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space

fishing boat, fishing smack, fishing vessel - a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive

galley - (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars

galley - a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading

hull - the frame or body of ship

ice yacht, iceboat, scooter - a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice

Merrimac - an iron-clad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the hope of breaking the blockade imposed by the North

Monitor - an iron-clad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac

patrol boat, patrol ship - a vessel assigned to patrol an area

rudder - (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel

sailing ship, sailing vessel - a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts

ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight

shrimper - a vessel engaged in shrimping

strake, wale - thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship

splashboard, washboard - protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side

weather ship - an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations

racing yacht, yacht - an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing