Nish fell backwards, slid all the way down the deck and slammed his head into the stern post below the rotor.

'You fell down and smacked your head against the stern post, just after we rescued you' He glanced that way.

Ships began to be built with straight stem posts and the rudder was fixed to the stern post which made a boat easier to steer.

He reached over the stern and lifted the Wheel until the lower rim rested on the transom to one side of the stern post.

The bow was high on the sand; only the stern post was still in the water.

I passed my hand over the wood of the stern post.

Schmidt sat down on a stern post next to Chastain and helped make up the lines.

The deck, from the door of the wheelhouse aft to the stern post, was cov- ered with his figures.

I had to hang on to the stern post for ten minutes before I'd got enough strength back to shin up that rope.

The composite method of construction used iron for the keel, stem, stern post and framing, with wooden planking.