On Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:32:15 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 3 Apr 2009 19:37:33 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

What's the difference between a boat and a ship?

A ship can carry a boat as cargo.

That's one definition that I've heard more than once.


I've heard it, too. It doesn't wash, though - Unless the U.S.S. Cole
is a boat. It was carried from where it was attacked to the repair
yard by another ship.

A ship is a vessel that is ship rigged.

Beyond that, I don't belive there is any specified line of demarcation
that distinguishes a boat from a ship.

Ship in modern usuage simply refers to a "large vessel".