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.
The front of the boat, or fore end, is the bow. Also called the outer ring, the bow can be made from fiberglass, wood or plastic. Continue Reading. The body of the boat is the hull. The hull has several separate parts that are referred to as the port, which is the left side; starboard, which is the right side; and the center tank. Each location houses several buoyancy tanks. The bow makes up the outer ring of the haul.