Plane: A boat planes when she sails over her own bow wave, so that only a small section of the hull is in the water. This in turn allows the boat to go faster than the theoretical maximum hull speed.
Afterplane
The surface bottom behind the break; or the section of the main hull behind the sponsons.
Ahead ...
plane, planing boat
Plane rhymes with "main". For a boat to skim across the water rather than plow through it. Planing boats (hulls) are lightweight and have relatively large engines or sails.
PLANE - A boat moving across water surface at speed with minimal water displacement by hull.
PLANING HULL - A type of hull shaped to glide easily across the water at high speed.
PORT - The left side of a boat looking forward. A harbor.
Plane
To gain hydrodynamic lift causing the boat to lift./font
Planking ...
Seaplane manufacturers often provide an all-round white light on a portable mast primarily intended for use when the seaplane is anchored. The mast usually has provisions for displaying a shape.
(e) A seaplane on the water shall, in general, keep well clear of all vessels and avoid impeding their navigation. In circumstances, however, where risk of collision exists, she shall comply with the Rules of this Part.
Large wooden plane attached vertically to the stern of the ship to cause the ship to change course when needed.
Sails
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Plane, Planing - To gain hydrodynamic lift, causing the boat to lift, rising slightly out of the water so that it is gliding over the water rather than plowing through it, ...
buttock lines - Planes in a fore-and-aft direction, showing the outline of vertical fore-and-aft sections in the after-body.
by the board - To fall overboard; as when a mast breaks short off at the deck.
" BEVEL A term for a plane having any other angle than 90 degrees to a given reference plane. Also, a small tool similarl to a try square except that the blade is adjustable to taking bevels.
CAR: A point of attachment, or of fair-leading for a sheet, adjustable in the fore and aft plane. Typically found sliding on a metal track on the side deck (genoa sheet fairlead).
CAST OFF: To let go.
Catamaran sailboats are known for their ability to plane and are faster than single hulled boats (monohulls) in some conditions.
Cat Boat A sailboat rigged with one mast and one sail.
KNEE A brace or reinforcement between two joining planes. On our boat designs, knees are used to reinforce the junction between the bottom and the transom, between the sides and transom.
Rhumb line - A line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction (straight line compass course between two points)
Rigging - The ropes, chains, etc.
For the exact theoretical consideration of the stability of a ship or any floating body, however, it is necessary to take account of the true line of the action of the buoyancy and not merely of its projection on the plane of inclination.
Tides are very long waves traveling around the planet caused by the gravitational field gradient of the Moon, with two high tides per lunar cycle (24 hours and 48 minutes) when the Moon is directly overhead or directly opposite, ...
Normally composed of 24 satellites in 3 orbital planes with 8 satellites in each plane.
The geometric center of the waterline plane, about which the ship trims fore-and-aft.
Terminology
AFT: Toward the stern of the boat.
AGROUND: Touching or fast to the bottom.
AMIDSHIPS: In or toward the center of the boat.
Unlike the F-boats, the Contour 30 MK II uses retractable amas (the outer hulls or pontoons) that fold inward and remain upright on the same water plane as when open.
A boat is a watercraft designed to float or plane on water, and provide transport over it. Usually this water will be inland (lakes) or in protected coastal areas.
waterlight An electric light, often automatically operated, that is attached to a life ring with a short length of line for use during man-overboard accidents at night waterline The plane where the surface of the water touches the hull when ...
You've heard how the wings of an airplane work a time or two, haven't you? Wind flows under the flat bottom of the wing and over the curved top of a wing at different rates of speed which creates lift, allowing the plane to rise off the ground.
While the graphic shows what a microburst can do to an airplane that's taking off or landing and much of the research into microbursts was prompted by the danger to aviation, ...
There are two main categories of spinnakers, symmetric and asymmetric depending on whether a plane of symmetry exists for that particular sail.
The curve is similar to an airplane wing and works in the same manner. Try and imagine you are looking at a cross sectional edge of an airplane wing. You will notice more curvature on the top than on the bottom.
minimizes Man-powered beats sail beats motorboat beats seaplane. Human-powered boats (canoes and rowboats) have the right of way over sailboats, which in turn have the right of way over powerboats, ...
Acceleration tends to make a boat leave the water and hydroplane on the surface; this movement is triggered by the wash of the motor. It lifts the boat by several degrees.
Flat bottomed boats can easily get "on plane" or ride on top of the water at high speeds.
The broad-reach is the fastest point of sailing for many Bermuda rigged (two sail) mono-hulls, especially flat bottomed, saucer shaped, mono-hulls which can skim on top of the water and plane on a three sail (spinnaker) downwind reach.
Catamaran
A twin-hulled boat. Catamaran sailboats are known for their ability to plane and are faster than single-hulled boats (monohulls) in some conditions.
Caulking
Material used to seal the seams in a wooden vessel, making it watertight.
Tables containing information about the position of the sun, moon, planets and stars. When using celestial navigation these tables help find the position of a boat.
Signal Halyard
A halyard used to hoist signal flags.
A boat that has foils under its hull onto which it rises to plane across the water surface at high speed. See displacement and planing hulls.
hydrography
The study of the earth's waters.
Magnetic north differs from true north because the magnetic fields of the planet are not exactly in line with the north and south poles. Observed differences between magnetic and true north is known as magnetic variation.
(b) "Vessel" includes every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water.
Pumping is a good method of accelerating the boat down the waves or getting the boat up on the plane or pulling the bow out of a wave. It is most effective when there is the greatest pressure on the sail.
Next the deck was laid, being first planed perfectly smooth; galvanized wire nails being used for securing the tongued and grooved planks to the beams.
A reference datum is a known and constant surface which can be used to describe the location of unknown points. On Earth, the normal reference datum is sea level. On other planets, such as the Moon or Mars, ...
Notice that both sails are pulled in tight, and the boom is centered down the centerline of the boat. The curve of the sails is like the shape of an airplane's wing, generating lift"a force that, in combination with the effect of the keel, ...
A long horizontal member used to support a ship's bottom, a building floor or an airplane fuselage. (back)
surfman
syphon ...
Galley: 1. A sea going vessel propelled mainly by oars used in ancient times. 2. A kitchen in a ship or airplane.
A horsepower per meter of length can move a dinghy faster than oars. Two horsepower per meter can reach hull speed. Ten horsepower per meter will put a flat-bottomed dinghy on plane. Conventionally, the gas tank is placed under the rear thwart.
These devices, called FRS units (Family Radio Service) have become more sophisticated over time and more popular since they were introduced in 1997. Since then, almost every electronics company on the planet has introduced its own take on the device.
There are five insignia on various parts of the plane. From the singular use of insignia comes the plural insignias, which is also common in reputable writing. The Latin singular insigne is rare and may strike some readers as pedantic.
Plane of reference to which all depths and heights are referred. Usually it is the MLW, except in France and Spain where it is the Lowest Low Water possible. (Kerchove) CDI Chemical Distribution Institute ...
 See also: Boat, Point, Hull, Light, Line
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