Transom ( nautical ) - wikipedia Transom ( nautical ) Transom of a larger commercial vessel See also : Stern In naval architecture, a transom is either the surface that forms the stern of a vessel or one of the many horizontal beams that make up that surface ( e.g., the `` wing transom '', etc. ). Transoms may be flat or curved and they may be vertical, raked forward, also known as a retroussé or reverse transom, angling forward ( toward the bow ) from the waterline to the deck, or raked aft, often simply called `` raked '', angling in the other direction. The bottom tip of the transom can be approximately on the waterline, in which case the stern of the vessel is referred to as a `` transom stern '', or the hull can continue so that the centreline is well above the waterline before terminating in a transom, in which case it is referred to as a `` counter stern '' or `` cutaway stern. '' Outboard motor mounted to the transom of a boat On smaller vessels where an outboard motor is the source of propulsion, the motor is usually mounted on the transom, and held in place either by clamps or metal bolts that go through the transom. In this arrangement, all the power of the motor is transmitted via the transom to the rest of the vessel 's structure, making it a critical part of the vessel 's construction. The term is probably a corruption of Latin transtrum, a thwart, in a boat ; equivalents are French traverse, croisillon, German Heckspiegel. The expression over the transom is rooted in the architectural meaning of the word. References Jump up ^ `` Taylor Made Systems : Glossary ''. Retrieved 2007 - 12 - 14. Jump up ^ Jordan, Richard ( September 19, 2009 ). `` Stern Styles and Transom Types ''. Retrieved April 25, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Transom Stern ''. Maritime Dictionary. Retrieved 2007 - 12 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Online Library of Selected Images ''. United States Navy History and Heritage Command. 17 March 2007. Retrieved April 25, 2011. Jump up ^ `` How to determine the correct outboard shaft length ''. OnlineOutboards.com. Retrieved 2007 - 12 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th Edition : Transom ''. Online Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2007 - 12 - 13. Parts of a sailing ship Aftercastle Afterdeck Anchor Anchor windlass Apparent wind indicator Beakhead Bilge Bilgeboard Bitts Boom brake Bow Bowsprit Capstan Cathead Centreboard Chains Cockpit Crow 's nest Daggerboard Deck Figurehead Forecastle Gangway Gunwale Head Hull Jackline Jibboom Keel Keel ( Canting ) Kelson Leeboard Mast Orlop deck Poop deck Prow Quarter gallery Quarterdeck Rudder Ship 's wheel Skeg Stem Stern Sternpost Strake Taffrail Tiller Top Transom Whipstaff Winch Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Transom_(nautical)&oldid=828140599 '' Categories : Sailboat components Talk About Wikipedia Català Čeština Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Polski Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 28 February 2018, at 20 : 12. About Wikipedia

Question: where is the transom on a boat located
Answer: either the surface that forms the stern of a vessel or one of the many horizontal beams that make up that surface