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2. List of boat types - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of boat types. For sailing ships , see: List of sailing boat types This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.

3. Category:Sailing ship components - Wikipedia

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4. Stem (ship) - Wikipedia

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   Stem (ship) A model of the French ship Soleil Royal held at the Musée National de la Marine de Paris. The most forward and lowest curved part of the ship is the stem (not normally the extended part beyond the hull). The bow of the oil and chemical tanker Bro Elizabeth in dry dock in Brest, France.

5. Gunwale - Wikipedia

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   The gunwale of an undecked boat. The gunwale (/ ˈɡʌnəl /) is the top edge of the hull of a ship or boat. [1] Originally the structure was the "gun wale " on a sailing warship, a horizontal reinforcing band added at and above the level of a gun deck to offset the stresses created by firing artillery. Over time it remained as a valuable ...

6. Sail components - Wikipedia

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   Quadrilateral lug-rigged vessel. Sail components include the features that define a sail 's shape and function, plus its constituent parts from which it is manufactured. A sail may be classified in a variety of ways, including by its orientation to the vessel (e.g. fore-and-aft) and its shape, (e.g. (a)symmetrical, triangular, quadrilateral ...

7. Topsides - Wikipedia

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   Topsides. The topsides on a boat, ship, watercraft, or floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, is that part of the hull between the waterline and the deck. [1] It includes the visible parts of the bow, stern, sheer, and, if present, tumblehome. On an offshore oil platform, topsides refers to the upper half of the structure ...

8. Frame (nautical) - Wikipedia

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   Frame (nautical) In ships, frames are ribs that are transverse bolted or welded to the keel. Frames support the hull and give the ship its shape and strength. In wooden shipbuilding, each frame is composed of several sections, so that the grain of the wood can follow the curve of the frame. Starting from the keel, these are the floor (which ...

9. Ship measurements - Wikipedia

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   Used mainly to determine the minimum water depth for safe passage of a vessel and to calculate the vessels displacement (obtained from ships stability tables) so as to determine the mass of cargo on board. Draft, Air – Air Draft/Draught is the distance from the water line to the highest point on a ship (including antennas) while it is loaded ...