Board Boats
Factory Made Sailboats up to 20 feet long, does not have formal seating, typically will sit on the side decks and has a center footwell that you put your feet.

Day Sailors
Factory Made Sailboats up to 20 feet long, has seating, but does not have a cabin that you can sleep in. Some have small cuddy for stuff, but not intended or too small for sleeping cabin. Also included are sailing dinghies.

Pocket Cruisers
Factory Made Sailboats up to 20 feet long, has cabin big enough to sleep in.

Multi-Hulls
Factory Made Sailboats up to 20 feet long such as catamrans, trimarans and proas.

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Definitions
These are the definitions that I use for the various parts of the boats and information about how to read the hull identification number (HIN) required on all factor boats made in the USA after 1972.

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