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2. Topsides - Wikipedia

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   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, above the ...

3. Ship's wheel - Wikipedia

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   Iconic image of a helmsman at a ship's wheel: the Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial. A ship's wheel or boat's wheel is a device used aboard a water vessel or airship, in which a helmsman steers the vessel and control its course. Together with the rest of the steering mechanism, it forms part of the helm (the term helm can mean the wheel alone, or ...

4. Category:Sailing ship components - Wikipedia

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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. The Voyage of the Mimi - Wikipedia

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   The Second Voyage of the Mimi. The Voyage of the Mimi is a thirteen-episode American educational television program depicting the crew of the ship Mimi exploring the ocean and taking a census of humpback whales. [2] The series aired on PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) and was created by the Bank Street College of Education in 1984 [3] to teach ...

7. Cleat (nautical) - Wikipedia

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   A cam cleat in which one or two spring-loaded cams pinch the rope, allowing the rope to be adjusted easily, and quickly released when under load. A jam cleat in which the line is pinched in a v-shaped slot. A clam cleat (or jam cleat) in which the rope is held between two fluted stationary pieces. Such a cleat vaguely resembles two halves of a ...

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. 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 ...