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A multihull is a ship, vessel, craft or boat with more than one hull.

Multihull ships (vessels, craft, boats) include multiple types, sizes and applications.

Hulls range from two to five, of uniform or diverse types and arrangements.

A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails smaller than a sailing ship.

Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture.

Boat building, one of the oldest branches of engineering, is concerned with constructing the hulls of boats and, for sailboats, the masts, spars and rigging.

A motorboat, speedboat, or powerboat is a boat which is powered by an engine.

Some motorboats are fitted with inboard engines, others have an outboard motor installed on the rear, containing the internal combustion engine, the gearbox and the propeller in one portable unit.

A yacht is a recreational boat or ship.

The term originates from the Dutch word "hunt", and was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries.

After its selection by Charles II of England as the vessel to carry him to England from the Netherlands for his restoration in 1660 it came to be used to mean a vessel used to convey important persons.