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.
Report Abuse. Few, if any, boats are made of only wood. The hull may be wood, but the hardware, motor, keel, fasteners and coatings are made from materials that are heavier than water. It is the weight of all the non wooden materials in the boat that ususally cause a 'wooden' boat to sink if it's flooded with water.