Joe wrote:
Between a Bowspirt and a Pulpit?

Joe

Bowsprit's are extensions from the bow of the boat while a Pulpit is the
cage that encloses the bow's deck area although you can have a pulpit
enclosing the bowsprit also...having a bowsprit allows you to have a
larger cut jib that extends out, increasing sail area or to run a second
stay out to carry a drifter or second jib..a bowsprit also makes a
diving platform for teenaged boys or anyone else wanting to clambor up
there to use it for that purpose...I prefer diving off the stern myself...