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rush	02-20-2006 09:13 AM

Re: ~Boat terms, parts & definitions trivia~

freeboard : the distance between the waterline and the main deck or weather deck of a ship or between the level of the water and the upper edge of the side of a small boat." Websters definition"

Harper220

02-20-2006 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by rush

freeboard : the distance between the waterline and the main deck or weather deck of a ship or between the level of the water and the upper edge of the side of a small boat." Websters definiton"

All right Webster, how about draft? :D

rush	02-20-2006 09:21 AM

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the depth of water a ship draws especially when loaded

Harper220

02-20-2006 09:23 AM

Re: ~Boat terms, parts & definitions trivia~

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Originally Posted by rush

the depth of water a ship draws especially when loaded

so the part of the boat that's submerged or what??

Harper220

02-20-2006 09:25 AM

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Let's stick with our kind of boats and not ships... :D

rush	02-20-2006 09:28 AM

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I think you're right...

That's another god term "gunnel". I haven't heard that one in a while.

So gunwale and gunnel are the same thing??

1gun·nel
Pronunciation: 'g&-n&l
variant of GUNWALE

TeamSaris

02-20-2006 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by 375stinger

and em..can someone give me the exact definition of the term: beakboat :evilb:

Junk?? :D Oops just kidding, Fountain

Wobble

02-21-2006 10:19 AM

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Here's the latest one that had me confused

"Inside" :evilb:

As in inside Bayliner :drink:

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