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| added weight to a vessel, either internal or external, to improve stability |
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| measure of the width of a vessel |
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| bend in a piece of wood creating a rocker. Also the forward end of a vessel |
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| Inner "planking" or "skin" of the hull, in some cases not structural |
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| line of intersection of the bottom with the side of a v bottomed or flat bottomed vessel |
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| a bend in a board/plank resembling a bend in the road |
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| the angle of the bottom of the hull to the chine in a V bottomed vessle |
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| depth of a vessel in the water. Measure of depth of vessel from the waterline to the bottom of the keel |
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| tp even out a curve in a line drawing. to smooth the surface of a hull to produce and even surface |
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| the portion of the hull from the waterline to the deck |
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| shows only half of the boat plan knowing that the other half will be symmetrical and does not not need to be drawn |
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| a longitudinal time/structural component that runs the length of the bottom of the hull |
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| boat design that allows for riding on the surface of the water, not pushing through the water |
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| the difference between the LOA and the LWL. Ends of a vessel that extend over water and beyond the waterline |
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| measure of the width of a vessel |
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| viewed from the side the line where the hull meets the deck |
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| the back or after part of a vessel. Opposite of bow |
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| the transverse structure at the aft end of the vessel |
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| widest part of a vessel at the waterline, useful in understanding initial stability of the vessel |
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