Most use same front and back.
In Belfast, Titanic had five tugs. H&W's tug 'Hercules' had the first line, Huskisson took the port side of the stern with Herculaneum on the starboard side of the stern. Hornby and Herald pulled the starboard bowline and forward line respectively.
stern
The transom is the stern end of a boat, where you mount the outboard motor on a small boat.
In that the Stern is a noun referring to the back end of the boat, there's no way around it: longitudinal objects including boats all have two ends and, if they move in a predictable manner, one end is bound to front front (bow) and the other back (stern).
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The exhaust is expelled directly from the engine using straight pipes through the stern of the boat, above the water line. Normally high speed boats are equipped with these types if exhaust system.
The front of a ship is the Bow. The rear of a ship is the Stern. This is the same for small boats as well.
In Belfast, Titanic had five tugs. H&W's tug 'Hercules' had the first line, Huskisson took the port side of the stern with Herculaneum on the starboard side of the stern. Hornby and Herald pulled the starboard bowline and forward line respectively.
stern
I believe you are thinking of a "rudder" Some boats typically of Asian design are indeed propelled by one stern-mounted oar. Rowing a dinghy or boat in this manner is called "Sculling".
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