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  2. Hull (watercraft) - Wikipedia

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    The multi-chine hull approximates a curved hull form. It has less drag than a flat-bottom boat. Multi chines are more complex to build but produce a more seaworthy hull form. They are usually displacement hulls. V or arc-bottom chine boats have a V shape between 6° and 23°. This is called the deadrise angle. The flatter shape of a 6-degree ...

  3. List of ship directions - Wikipedia

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    The stern is opposite the bow, the outside (offboard) of the front of the boat. The term derives from the Old English æftan (“behind”). Adrift: floating in the water without propulsion. Aground: resting on the shore or wedged against the sea floor. [3] Ahull: with sails furled and helm lashed alee. [4] Alee: on or toward the lee (the ...

  4. Keel - Wikipedia

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    A structural keel is the bottom-most structural member around which the hull of a ship is built. The keel runs along the centerline of the ship, from the bow to the stern . The keel is often the first part of a ship's hull to be constructed, and laying the keel , or placing the keel in the cradle where the ship will be built, may mark the start ...

  5. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    1. A towed or self-propelled flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river, canal or coastal transport of heavy goods. 2. Admiral ' s barge: A boat (or aircraft) at the disposal of an admiral (or other high ranking flag officer) for his or her use as transportation between a larger vessel and the shore, or within a harbor. In Royal Navy service ...

  6. Bow (watercraft) - Wikipedia

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    Bow shapes vary according to the speed of the boat, the seas or waterways being navigated, and the vessel's function. Where sea conditions are likely to promote pitching , it is useful if the bow provides reserve buoyancy ; a flared bow (a raked stem with flared topsides) is ideal to reduce the amount of water shipped over the bow.

  7. 'There's a Woman in a Boat' Riddle - AOL

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    However, if that sentence had another name in it, like “Tessa,” you wouldn’t have a problem figuring out the answer: “Tessa is a woman in a boat, on a lake, wearing a coat.”

  8. Two tragic Keys boat crashes, two vastly different charges ...

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    A rescue boat is at the scene of the boat wreck in Biscayne Bay off North Key Largo on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. The 29-foot Robalo hit a channel marker and hurled everyone aboard into the water.

  9. Skeg - Wikipedia

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    The adjustment varies the degree to which the wind affects the boat – that is, the amount of lateral movement the wind can cause by impacting the upper parts of the boat and the crew. [2] [10] [11] In more conventional calculations, this would be the centre of effort of the sail area (CE). In still water, where the wind is pushing the boat ...