The Vice President of the United States is the ex officio President of the Senate, with authority to preside over the Senate's sessions, although he can vote only to break a tie. For decades the task of presiding over Senate sessions was one of the vice president's principal duties.
However, because they ride atop the water, rather than cutting through it as other hulls do, flat-bottom boats are usually limited in the size of their motors. The flat surface may also give a spine-jarring ride in anything less than calm weather.
Hull - the watertight. body of a ship or boat. Mast - a vertical pole on a ship. which supports sails or rigging. Main Deck - the lowest full deck of a. steamboat, the one closest to the water. The main deck is where the boilers, engines and most machinery is located. Boiler Deck - The deck above the. boilers and the main deck, where most. passenger accommodations are. located â cabins, saloons, etc.