Boaters will know what I mean by that term...
My Dad's old 26' lobster boat had a 3' section of decking at gunwale ("gunnel") height between the open cockpit and the transom. Originally meant to store lobster traps, on our recreational lobster boat it was a handy place for us kids to sit, hang out and fish when we were young.
Later, when dear old Dad upgraded to a lapstrake 30' Chris Craft, we downsized to a 1' section of decking -- not quite a "poop deck", but still enough to sit on and hang on to the rail.
But this....
THIS IS A POOP DECK!!!
It even has a side-folding gunwale and an underwater deck too!!!
My wife took one look and said "Oooh, I like...."
Uh oh.... I'd better start saving some $$$!
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Actually, the "poop" on the deck has nothing to do with leftovers from seagulls... The name originates from the French word for the "stern", "la poupe", from the Latin word "puppis".
But yeah, I did have seagulls to deal with too... And 3 brothers too...
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