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Stanchions and velvet rope. A stanchion (/ ˈ s t æ n tʃ ən /) is a sturdy upright fixture that provides support for some other object. [1] It can be a permanent fixture. In nautical terms, the stanchion is the thick and high iron that with others equal or similar is placed vertically on the gunwale, stern and tops.
Bitts are paired vertical wooden or metal posts mounted either aboard a ship or on a wharf, pier, or quay. The posts are used to secure mooring lines, ropes, hawsers, or cables. [1] Bitts aboard wooden sailing ships (sometime called cable-bitts) were large vertical timbers mortised into the keel and used as the anchor cable attachment point. [2]
The Flakvierling weapon consisted of quad-mounted 2 cm FlaK 38 AA guns with collapsing seats, folding handles, and ammunition racks. The mount had a triangular base with a jack at each leg for levelling the gun. The tracker traversed and elevated the mount manually using two handwheels. When raised, the weapon measured 307 cm (10 feet 1 inch) high.
The thwarts in this wooden dinghy are the three seats that go from one side of the hull to the other. The U-shaped arrangement of seats at the stern of the boat are the sternsheets. A thwart is a part of an undecked boat that provides seats for the crew and structural rigidity for the hull. A thwart goes from one side of the hull to the other.
The ship was a success in the post-war tourist boom although she became a money-maker in the 1980s under the ownership of Scott Brackett. In 1982, the Mount was cut open and extended with an additional 20-foot (6.1 m) hull section to add larger lounge and food service facilities. [1] The larger size upped the ship's designation to M/S or "motor ...
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