What's the difference between a ship and a boat?

What's the difference between a ship and a boat?
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While there isnt really a legal definition of what constitutes a boat or a ship, seamen generally go by the principle definition that a BOAT can be carried by a SHIP but a SHIP cannot be carried by a BOAT.
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