enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Stays (nautical) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stays_(nautical)

   is a kind of substitute nearly parallel to the principal stay, and intended to help the principal stay to support its mast triatic stay is a stay that runs between masts. On a ketch it runs between the main mast and the head of the mizzen mast and is used to stop the upper section of the mizzen mast being pulled backwards.

3. Bow (watercraft) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_(watercraft)

   The bow (/ b aʊ /) is the forward part of the hull of a ship or boat, [1] the point that is usually most forward when the vessel is underway. The aft end of the boat is the stern. [2] Prow may be used as a synonym for bow or it may mean the forward-most part of the bow above the waterline.

4. Spar (sailing) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spar_(sailing)

   A spar is a pole of wood, metal or lightweight materials such as carbon fibre used in the rigging of a sailing vessel to carry or support its sail.These include yards, booms, and masts, which serve both to deploy sail and resist compressive and bending forces, as well as the bowsprit and spinnaker pole.

5. AOL Mail

   mail.aol.com

   Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!

6. Boat building - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat_building

   Aluminum and aluminum alloys are used both in sheet form for all-metal hulls or for isolated structural members. Many sailing spars are frequently made of aluminium after 1960. It is the lightest material for building large boats (being 15–20% lighter than polyester and 30% lighter than steel).

7. Johnboat - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnboat

   A johnboat in Florida, 1972 A small modern johnboat in the bed of a pickup truck. A johnboat [1] is a flat-bottomed boat [2] constructed of aluminum, fiberglass, wood, or polyethelene with one, two, or three seats, usually bench type.