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To: Robert A. Cook, PE
On boats (subs for you surface type swimmers!) the pointy end of a boat IS the stern.

Picky. Picky. Picky. It took a lot of concentration to be sure that I used the proper term boat instead of ship. :=)

106 posted on 01/25/2005 6:10:05 PM PST by Bob
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To: Bob

pointy--aft, Round--forward



LOL

It was the first thing they taught us in SUBSCOL.
(Well, second. The first was there are two types of vessels:


Submarines.....and TARGETS!


107 posted on 01/25/2005 6:15:15 PM PST by fastattacksailor (We interrupt your jihad to bring you a Crusade)
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