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Even keel: when the draft of a ship fore and aft are the same.
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EVEN KEEL: When a boat is floating on its designed waterline, it is said to be floating on an even keel.
EYE OF THE WIND: The direction from which the wind is blowing.
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Even Keel - when the ship is balanced in the water
Even Keel - in an even, steady way; without being upset
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even keel
When a boat is floats evenly to its waterline, well balanced.
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Even keel - when a ship floats properly without any list. Also said to mean a situation is well in hand, everything in order. "He's got everything on an even keel." ...

even keel - Said of a vessel when she is not heeled either to port or starboard, also when her keel is horizontal, that is when she is so trimmed that her draught forward is the same as aft.

Even Keel
Said of a vessel which is balanced in such a way that the draft forward and aft is the same as the draft in the midship of the vessel on both sides.
Event
An occurrence.

Even Keel :
When a boat is floating on its designed waterline, upright without any list to either side, it is said to be floating on an even keel.

Compare to tide and flood eddy A current of water, especially one moving in a circular pattern, running against the main current edge away To sail off the wind from the course steered ensign A national flag flown on a ship even keel 1.

It represents a plane parallel to the surface of the water when the vessel is floating on an even keel, i.e., without trim.

With the help of a couple of chums I placed her on chocks and shored her up on an even keel, supporting her well, so that she should not suffer from any unequal strain when I filled her later on with water.

EEU - European Economic Union, the political union of Europe.
ETA - Estimated time of arrival
ETD - Estimated time of departure
EVEN KEEL - When the draft of a ship fore and aft are the same.

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