Laid up

laid up - A vessel that is ready for use, but has not yet been commissioned.
land - To go from a vessel to the shore; also to place anything. The outer edge of the plank of a clincher-built boat. The term "land" is used to mean the coast.

Laid up: Not in commission and ready for use.
Lapstrake: A type of hull construction in which each strake [plank] overlies the next one below, also called clinker-built.

laid up - A boat in a dry dock.
land breeze - A wind moving from the land to the water due to temperature changes in the evening.
landlocked - Surrounded by land.

A yacht laid up without the greatest care deteriorates in value to an enormous extent. The first process after dismantling is to clean the vessel thoroughly inside and out, just as carefully as if she was about to be continued in commission.

lacing Lines used to fix sail to a spar or mast laid up To be in dry dock land breeze Evening breeze that blows from the land to the sea landlocked To be completely surrounded by land, ...

LAY-BY - ships that are laid up usually waiting for cargo or a charter, often outside a port.

into yarns or threads which in turn are twisted into strands and several of these are laid up together. Fiber rope is designated as to size by its circumference.

The 42PH hull is laid up to massive scantlings. A layer of Core-Cell foam is sandwiched between numerous layers of fiberglass, making for a strong and moderately light hull.

braided line: a line in which the strands are woven together, rather than twisted or laid up. Working lines are usually double braided, i.e., make up of two individually braided components, one inside for a core and a second outside for a cover.