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<p><a href="page.php?w=Image%3ASoleil-Royal_img_0280.jpg">thumb</a><a href="page.php?w=Image%3ABow_of_Bro_Elizabeth_in_dry_dock.jpg">thumb</a>The <b>stem</b> is the most forward part of a boat or ship's <a href="page.php?w=Bow_%28watercraft%29">bow</a> and is an extension of the <a href="page.php?w=keel">keel</a> itself. It is often found on wooden boats or ships, but not exclusively.</p>

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<p>The stem is the curved edge stretching from the <a href="page.php?w=keel">keel</a> below, up to the <a href="page.php?w=gunwale">gunwale</a></p><p>
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