"Jim Willemin" wrote in message
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What is the difference between a floor and a deck? Is the floor in the
cockpit or cabin and the deck 'outside'? I understand the 'floors' in
boatbuilding are transverse members in the frames, but does anyone know
the
'proper' usages of floor and deck? Does a deckhouse have a floor or a
deck?



Proper nautical expressions do not include "floor", "wall" or "stairs".

It's a deck, bulkhead or ladder.

But, when it comes to decks, may as well throw "sole" into the mix.

Eisboch