sternpost
Sign in to saveright|270px|thumb|Side elevation of a sailing ship with the sternpost highlighted A sternpost is the upright structural member or post at the aft end of a ship or a boat, to which are attached the transoms and the rearmost part of the stern.
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right|270px|thumb|Side elevation of a sailing ship with the sternpost highlighted A sternpost is the upright structural member or post at the aft end of a ship or a boat, to which are attached the transoms and the rearmost part of the stern.
The sternpost may either be completely vertical or may be tilted or "raked" slightly aft. It rests on or "fays to" the ship's keel.
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