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FREEBOARD-The distance from the top of the hull to the water. GAM-Visiting or conversation carried on between persons from separate ships at sea. GENOA-Large, overlapping jib. Also called a genny.
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Freeboard: The distance from the water to the top edge of the hull at any point along the hull.
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Freeboard -- That part of a ship's side above the water. Full and by -- To steer as close to the wind as possible, while at the same time keeping the sails full of wind.
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FreeboardThe minimum vertical distance from the surface of the water to the gunwale. TOPG ...
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Freeboard of a Vessel Vertical distance from the main deck to the surface of the water measured at the middle of the vessel's length. Freight The amount of money due for the carriage of goods and payable either in advance or upon delivery.
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Freeboard - Distance from the top of the hull to the top of the water Freeboard - Height of a boat's gunwale above the water Fresh Water Cooled - An engine that is cooled by anti-freeze run through a heat exchanger that is cooled by sea water ...
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Freeboard
The height of a vessel's side above the water.
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freeboard The vertical distance between topsides and the waterline. fronts The boundaries between air masses (either warm or cold); boundaries delineated by differences in air temperature.
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" F = Freeboard in linear units. The length L for the formula is the length on the water- line, with the addition (1) of the difference between the girth, coveringboard to covering-board, at the bow water- line ending, ...
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DECK, FREEBOARD The deck to which the classification societies require the vessel's freeboard to be measured. Usually the upper strength deck. DECK HEIGHTS The vertical distance between the molded lines of two adjacent decks.
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FREEBOARD: The minimum vertical distance measured on a boat's side from the waterline to the upper edge of the boat. FURLER: A self winding system for the head sail of a sailboat, which allows you to control the sail from the cockpit area. G ...
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Freeboard - height of a boat's gunwale above the water . Fresh water Cooled - An engine that is cooled by anti-freeze run through a heat exchanger that is cooled by sea water. Galley - a boat's kitchen. (Where the term " Galley Slave" came from.) ...
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Freeboard - The distance from the gunwale to the water. Most often this will vary along the length of the boat. Freeboard Deck - The uppermost complete deck of a ship having a secure means of closing all openings to be fully watertight.
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Typically has almost no freeboard. BOAT - A fairly indefinite term. A waterborne vehicle smaller than a ship. One definition is a small craft carried aboard a ship.
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1) The angle of the anchor rode to the water's bottom as indicated by the ratio between, on one hand, a) the length of rode paid out and, on the other hand, b) the water's depth plus the freeboard.
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As the size of ships and the height of the freeboards increased, quarter- rudders became unwieldy and were replaced in Europe by the more sturdy stern- mounted rudders with pintle and gudgeon attachment from the 12th century.
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Height - A distance measured in a vertical direction, as height of freeboard. Helm - The apparatus for steering a vessel, usually applied only to the tiller. The word is derived from Saxon helma or healma, a rudder; German helm, a handle and a rudder.
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The transom is usually squared off and has less freeboard than the bow. In a current, the force of the water can pull the stern under. The boat is also vulnerable to swamping by wave action.
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Smaller boats and those with low freeboard should be hauled and stored ashore or put on trailers and transported inland. Boats stored in dry storage racks have shown to be susceptible to damage and should be placed on trailers and moved inland also.
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Net capacity: the number of tons of cargo which a vessel can carry when loaded in salt water to her summer freeboard marks. Also called cargo carrying capacity, cargo deadweight, useful deadweight.
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Houseboat - A motorized vessel designed primarily with accommodation spaces with little or no foredeck or cockpit, with low freeboard and with a low length to beam ratio.
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Overloading -Where excessive loading of the vessel caused in stability, limited maneuver- ability, dangerously reduced freeboard, etc., and thereby caused the accident.
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The general rule for determining oar length: Measure the distance across the beam between the oarlocks. Divide by 2. Multiply by 3. Add 6". That's the general formula for oar length. You may want a bit shorter oars on a boat with low freeboard or ...
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In this case, the concentration of weight resulted in the boat listing to starboard during normal operation. At the least this reduced the freeboard (distance between the water- line and the top of the hull at the gunwale), ...
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One buoyant heaving line of not less than 15m in length or one approved life buoys with an outside diameter of 610 mm or 762 mm that is attached to a buoyant line of not less than 15m in length a re-boarding device if the freeboard of the vessel is ...
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entangled , so as to impede motion or clogged Freeboard - The vertical distance on the hull between the water line and the deck edge . Furl - To fold or roll a sail and secure it to the yard, stay or mast. (its main support) ...
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FOREPEAK - A compartment in the bow of a small boat. FORWARD - Toward the bow of the boat. FOULED - Any piece of equipment that is jammed or entangled, or dirtied. FREEBOARD - The minimum vertical distance from the surface of the water to the gunwale.
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FOULED - Any piece of equipment that is jammed or entangled, or dirtied. FOUNDER - when a vessel fills with water and sinks. FREEBOARD - The minimum vertical distance from the surface of the water to the gunwale.
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Freeboard: The distance from the surface of the water to the main deck or gunwale. Freeing port: A port in the bulwark for the purpose of freeing the deck of water. Freighter: A ship designed to carry all types of general cargo, or "dry cargo." ...
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Forward - Toward the bow of the boat. Fouled - Any piece of equipment that is jammed or entangled, or dirtied. Freeboard - The minimum vertical distance from the surface of the water to the gunwale.
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Foul Weather Gear: Gear, clothing or accessories that are designed to accommodate needs that arise from bad weather issues Frames: The rib-like structures that shape and stiffen the hull of any vessel Freeboard: The area from the deck to the ...
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freeboard: the distance between the deck and the waterline. Most often it will vary along the length of the boat.
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dory A rowboat with a flat, narrow bottom and high freeboard noted for its seaworthiness double ender Any boat that is pointed at both the bow and stern doubler A wood or metal plate bolted beneath a mounting surface for reinforcement doubling 1.
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 See also: Boat, Hull, Feet, Aft, Deck
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