broad on the beam - The position of an object that lies off to one side of the vessel.
bulkhead - An interior wall in a vessel. Sometimes bulkheads are also watertight, adding to the vessel's safety.
broad on the beam - At a right angle (90 degrees) to a vessel.
broad pennant - The swallowtail flag of a commodore. See also "Burgee."
broad reach - A point of sailing with the apparent wind broad on the beam.
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On the beam- At right angles to a boat. On the bow is the angle from the bow to 45 degrees on either side. On the quarter is midway from beam to stern.
abeam, on the beam
Directly alongside at right angles to the boat.
able, ability ...
On the Beam - The direction at right angles to a ship's heading or the line of her keel
On the Bow - To the bow of the boat, forward of the beam.
On the Hard / On the Ways - Hauled out of the water for repairs or storage ...
ABAFT behind or aft of, toward the stern ABEAM a direction at right angles to the ship's length; on the beam ABOARD on or in a vessel.
Abeam: On the beam, a relative bearing at right angles to the centerline of the ship's keel.
"Abel Brown": A sea shanty (song) about a young sailor trying to sleep with a maiden.[1]
Aboard: On or in a vessel (see also "close aboard").
15; on the beamy side. The entry is relatively fine with a short bow overhang. Frers has always been great at drawing sheerlines and the sheer spring of this design is pronounced and handsome. The D/L is on the low side for a cruising boat at 193.
and elsewhere throughout the length of a ship as may be necessary to locate readily a particular place, every fifth frame is numbered in accordance with "General Specifications--Appendix 10." The numbers may be seen on the seen on the beams in a ...
 See also: Bow, Forward, Hull, Line, Keel
  
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