overall length
The total length of the boat, including any object protruding from the bow or the stern. Also known as LOA.
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overall length - The extreme length of a ship, excluding any spars or fittings.
overboard - Over the side or out of the boat.
over-canvassed - Too much canvas, or sail.
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Sailing yachts can range in overall length (Length Over All—LOA, in yachting parlance) from about 20 ft (6 m) to well over 100 ft (30 m), where the distinction between a yacht and a ship becomes blurred.
She was constructed of irOn, had an overall length of 150 ft. with a breadth of 271/2 ft.
The length overall (overall length, LOA) is the distance on deck from stem to stern--the tip of the bow to the end of the stern (the bowsprit and boomkin are not included).
Overall length of vessel;
Whether the vessel is an open boat, cabin cruiser, houseboat, etc.;
Whether the hull is wood, steel, aluminum, fiberglass, plastic, or other; ...
LOA: "Length over all," or the overall length of the vessel.
MAST: Any vertical spar provided to support sails or equipment such as radar antennae, etc.
NAUTICAL MILE: 1.151 statute mile.
LOA Length overall. The overall length of a vessel from the foremost to the aftermost part
LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas, or a carrier of LPG.
In the 21st century, tiller steering tends not to be used on new boats with an overall length in excess of approximately 10 metres, except on narrowboats on English canals where boats up to 72 feet long and steered by a tiller are being built.
The flag at the stern of your boat: U.S. ensign or national flag should be about one inch for each foot of overall length. For example, on a 40ft. boat, the ensign should be 40 in. i.e. about 3.5ft.
The overall length is irrelevant; overhangs fore and aft do not increase "hull speed" potential. WEATHER HELM A condition in which the tiller must be held toward the windward side of a sailing vessel in order to maintain course.
 See also: Boat, Sailing, Sail, Hull, Navigation
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