RUBBING STRAKE-Outer plank of hull designed to protect hull from docks.
RUB RAIL-Same as rubbing strake.
RUNNING-Sailing before the wind.
rubbing strake, rubwale
A strip of rubber or wood on a boat's side protecting her rail from objects alongside. Compare with fender.
rudder ...
Rub-rail - Also rubbing strake or rub strake. An applied or thickened member at the rail, running the length of the boat; serves to protect the hull when alongside a
pier or another boat.
Rudder - A vertical plate or board for steering a boat.
The hull and deck are joined on a flange, through-bolted on 4-inch centers and covered with a PVC rubbing strake. Smith is unabashedly proud of the Gemini 105 M hull design. We've come full circle in 20 years, he said.
Even an all-round rope fender does not solve the problem; all it takes is a large wash from a passing boat and the dinghy can easily knock the underneath of a rubbing strake with its gunwale, or get itself trapped under a counter stern.
rub-rail: (also rubbing strake or rub strake.) an applied or thickened member at the rail, running at the rail, running the length of the boat; serves to protect the hull when alongside a pier or another boat a strip of wood, ...
Rubbing strake: An extra plank fitted to the outside of the hull, usually at deck level, to protect the topsides.
 See also: Forward, Run, Deck, Light, Stand
  
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