The stem

&ldquo;From stem to stern.&rdquo; The last few posts have been pretty stern-focused, so now it&rsquo;s time to talk stem (aka, the front of the boat, or bow). On the Beg-Meil, there are actually two stems. There&rsquo;s an inner stem, where the planks actually land, and what Vivier calls the &ldquo;false stem,&rdquo; which is the part you&rsquo;ll actually see. The inner stem is made up of three…