Trunk

CABIN TRUNK: The vertical sides of the ‘coach roof’ or cabin top.
CAPSIZE: To turn a boat over
CAR: A point of attachment, or of fair-leading for a sheet, adjustable in the fore and aft plane.

Trunk
The stretch between two hubs mutually.
Trunking
Movement of containers between terminal and carrier's inland facilities.

trunk
The place that the centerboard or daggerboard retracts into.
trunnion hoop ...

rudder trunk - The trunk fitted in the counter to receive the rudder post into which the tiller is fitted.
ruff or roove - A small, slightly conical ring of copper placed over boat nails before clinching in boat building.

trunk
The tall, narrow, waterproof box that houses a vessel's centerboard and allows it to be retracted into the ship's hull. (back)
tug ...

See trunk.
houseboat
A boxy flat-bottomed or pontoon boat usually used in lakes and rivers.

Also trunk. The cabin roof, raised above the deck to provide headroom in the cabin.
coaming
A small wall to prevent water from entering the cockpit.

The tying of trunks together to form a raft is still not unknown in the lumber trade of the Danube or of North America, nor was it in early days confined to the raft.

Centerboard trunk
The long narrow casing running fore and aft on the centerline that houses the raised centerboard.
Centerboard winch ...

Centerboard Trunk
A compartment where the centerboard resides.
Centerline ...

Centerboard Trunk:
Watertight housing for the centerboard.
Centerline:
The imaginary line running from bow to stern along the middle of the boat.

cabin A room on a boat used as living quarters cabin sole The bottom surface of the enclosed space under the deck of a boat cabin trunk A structure built up above the deck and providing headroom below cable 1.

cabin trunk: a structure built up above the deck and providing headroom below. cap: a piece of trim, usually wood, used to cover and often decorate a portion of the boat, i.e., caprail.

Centerboard - A board that can be raised and lowered by pivoting in a watertight box called the trunk or well to increase the draft and lateral area of the hull, preventing the boat from sliding sideways.

CASINGS, ENGINE and BOILER ROOMS The walls or partitions forming trunks above the engine and boiler spaces, providing air and ventilation and enclosing the uptakes.

Unlike other cats that rely on stubby, fixed keels for directional stability, the Gemini 105 M uses more efficient centerboards and the trunks are an integral part of the mold.

centerboardA keel-like pivoting device, typically in a trunk, that can be lowered or raised to act as a keel. channelThe navigable portion of a waterway.

She was to be decked, a trunk cabin fitted up, and a false keel added to give her stability and enable her to go to windward. For general handiness, I decided to rig her as a ketch.

Some of the torpedo blast vented upwards through a bomb trunk forward of the Island. The ship whipped violently with the explosion which caused the fully-loaded torpedo-bombers on the flight deck to be hurled into the air.

It is derived from the use of the trunk and a bow (bough) or large limb of a tree where the natural strength from the grown curved fibres of the wood provides the strength for this most vulnerable part of the ship or boat.

The water surface can also conceal dangers: tree trunks, water plants, rocks near the surface, etc. For that reason, they required deep concentration when operating a boat.

Sailing dinghies for racing usually have a dagger board or centerboard to better sail upwind. The trunk for these is usually in the middle of the dinghy's cargo area. Traditional working dinghies have a lee board that can be hooked over the side.

Carlins: Fore and aft members of the deck frame; they support the coamings of the cockpit, the cabin trunk sides and the hatch coamings.
Carrick Bend: A useful knot for fastening two lines together; a number of variations exist.

Some boats have hiking straps that run along side of the center board trunk. By slipping your feet under the hiking strap you will be able to lean further out for maximizing your balancing power and will prevent you from falling out.

Trim: To adjust the sails to make the most of the wind.
Trimaran: A three hulled boat with a main hull and two smaller outrigger hulls.
True wind: The actual direction from which the wind is blowing.
Trunk: A chamber that houses a boats centerboard.