overhang
The area of the bow or stern which hangs over the water.
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overhang - The portions of the hull which project beyond the waterline fore and aft.
overhang
The distance that the bow and stern extend beyond the waterline. The forward overhang is at the bow, the after overhang at the stern.
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A motor that overhangs the stern of the boat - often integral with the rudder.
Overhand Knot
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Fantail:
Overhanging part of a vessel's stern. The area of the upper deck of a ship that is nearest the stern.
Farewell Buoy:
Buoy at seaward end of channel leading from a port.
Counter The overhanging portion of a stern.
Course 1) The direction a vessel steers to, 2) the square sail set from a lower yard.
Cradle The frame erected round and under a vessel to support her out of the water.
The cant beams which support the deck plating in the overhang of the stern are attached to and radiate from it. BEAM, PLATE ANGLE A beam made from a flat plate, with the flange bent at right angles as by an angle-bending machine.
Fantail-Rear or aft overhang of vessel.
Fast -Said of an object that is secured to another.
Fathom-Measurement of six feet.
Fender-cushions used over the side to protect a vessel from chafing when alongside another vessel or dock ...
" The main differences between the " Britannia " and other yachts of her year and the older vessels was that the new yachts had an overhanging shallowsectioned mussel or pram bow instead of a fiddle or clipper bow with a wedge-shaped transverse ...
This is a very conventional-looking design with moderate overhangs and a D/L of 175. That's on the low side for a long-range cruising boat. Gear is heavy. Fuel and water are heavy. Battery banks are amazingly heavy.
Overhangs are growing longer and longer and bowsprits shorter. A quite recent one-design class has a length on deck of 40 feet 7 inches, with a waterline length of 25 feet. The sail area is 1103 feet, and the outside ballast weighs 6100 pounds.
they had long bow overhangs to hand easy at the wharves and prevent loss of life at sea cause by men being washed off the bowsprit when furling heavy sails in heavy weather . The designer of the first schooner of this type was McManus .
Very high waves with long overhanging crests; the resulting foam, in great patches, is blown in dense white streaks along the direction of the wind; on the whole, the surface of the sea takes on a white appearance; ...
OPEN HATCH Open hatch vessel in which the hatches extend the full reach of the holds (no overhang).
P & I Protection and indemnity insurance
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The area of the upper deck of a ship that is nearest the stern. More specifically, a rounded afterdeck that overhangs the propeller and rudder. (back)
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Out haul: An adjuster that tensions the sail's foot.
Outrigger: A structure which extends outboard to suspend lines or nets over the water or small secondary hull.
Overhangs: Hull areas that extend out over the water at the bow or stern.
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, Hull, Forward, Draft, Aft
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