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deck stepped - A mast that is stepped placed - on the deck of a boat rather than through the boat and keel stepped.

 


A box where a deck stepped mast is stepped.
Mast Partners
Supporting structures to take the load of the mast at the deck.

A box where a deck stepped mast is stepped.
mast gate
The point at which the mast enters the foredeck of a boat ...

Keel stepped masts are considered sturdier than deck stepped masts.
Ketch-Two-masted boats, the after mast shorter, but with a ketch the after mast is forward of the rudder post
Kevels.. -Two crooked pieces of timber, whose lower ends rest ...

The sweptback double-spreader spar is deck stepped. The advantage of a deck-stepped spar is no leaking partners; the disadvantage is that in the unlikely event of capsize it is prone to dismasting.

stepped - Referring to the mast, deck stepped or keel stepped.
stern - The aft part of the vessel.
stern drive - An I/O (inboard-outboard) engine system, with the motor inside the hull.

Stepped
1) A mast that is in place. 2) Where the mast is stepped, as in keel stepped or deck stepped.
Stern
The aft part of a boat.

See also: Boat, Deck, Keel, Anchor, Forward