Skeg
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skeg
A fin or vertical projection below the hull that provides directional stability. Also, a fin-like projection at the bottom of an outboard.
skiff
A small, simple, shallow-draft boat.
Skeg
Any flat protrusion on the outside of the hull that is used to support another object, such as the propeller shaft or rudder.
Skin
The outside surface of a boat. Usually used when describing a fiberglass or other molded hull.
skeg -For sailboats, usually refers to a structural support to which the rudder is fastened. Generally, it is a run of raised wood along the bottom of a boat.
Skeg A fixed vertical fin on the after side of which the rudder is attached.
Slack water Stationary tidal stream.
Slack in stays When vessel is slow in coming about.
skeg
In a boat's underbody, a fin running fore and aft just ahead of the rudder. It provides directional stability.
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Skeg
An extension of the keel for protection of propeller and rudder.
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SKEG - Part of ship connecting the keel with the bottom of the rudderpost.
SLIP - A vessel's berth between two piers.
SLIPWAY - Ramp sloping into water for supporting a ship.
SKEG - Metal extension on outboard motor's leg to protect propeller.
SLACK - Not fastened; loose. Also, to loosen.
SOLE - Cabin or saloon floor. Timber extensions on the bottom of the rudder. Also the molded fiberglass deck of a cockpit.
SKEG A longitudinal appendage on a boat, on the outside, at the centerline, providing directional stability and/or protection for the prop and rudder. SLOOP RIG See SAILBOAT RIGS.
It looks like a fish's fin extending below the boat, and the boat usually has a rudder mounted some distance aft, often on an additional keel-like extension called a skeg.
Finger Pier - A small pier that projects from a larger pier.
SKEG The extreme after part of the keel of a vessel, the portion that supports the rudder post and stern post. SKIN The term usually applied to the outside planking or plating forming the watertight envelope over the framework.
SKEG - also spelt SKEGG. A projection similar to a keel at the stern of a vessel that offers protection to the rudder and propeller in the event of the vessel going aground in reverse.
The prop shaft exits the hull through a nacelle just forward of a small skeg that fairs into the spade rudder. Draft is 8 feet, 2 inches. The bow looks to be on the fine side for a cruiser and I would suspect this boat would perform well on the wind.
Appendage:
A rudder, keel, centerboard, or skeg.
Apron:
A strengthening timber behind the lower part of the stem and above the foremost end of the keel in a wooden vessel.
Skeg: A fitting to which the rudder is attached
Slack: loose ropes, lines, wires
Slip: A ramp for launching a boat
Sloop: A boat with only one mast and sail
Sole: The floor in a cabin ...
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 See also: Boat, Rudder, Keel, Hull, Forward
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