Finals Flashcards
Main structural member and backbone of a ship or boat running to the bottom length along the center from the bow or stern
Keel
Underlying transverse support structures
Frame
Front or forward part of the hull
Bow or Fore
Rear or back part of the hull
Stern or Aft
Left side of the vessel
Port
Right side of the vessel
Starboard
Line where the hull meets the water structure
Waterline
Device used to steer the vessel
Rudder
Revolving shaft with blades that causes the movement of the ship
Propeller
Space located on the bow of the ship
Forecastle
Area at the front of the sgip from which the ship can be commanded
Bridge
Modifies the way the water flows around the hull
Bulbous
Long float attached to framewrok that projects from the side of a boat to prevent it from capsizing
Outrigger
Pole with one broad flat end use to properl a boat
Paddle
Vertical Pole that supports sail and riggings
Mast
Large piece of string fabric used to catch the wind and propel a vessel forward
Sailfhm
Board made by gluing snd compressing thin layers of wood together
Pluwood or laminated timber
Well known as ship building materials; main problem is the maintenance due to corrosion
Steel
Consists of several layers of steel wire mesh reinforcement in s matric consisting of cement strength
Ferro Cement
Uses fiber, useually fiberglass, a reinforcement in thermosetting resin matrix
Fiber reinforced plastic
Widespread application at present for sheathing timber hulls to protect them against the attackof certain marine worms (borers)
Aluminum alloy
Power required to move the ship hull at a given speed in the absence of propeller action
Effective Horse Power
Organisms especially an insect or a mollusks that pores into wood or rock
Borers
The art or skill of handling, working and navigating a ship
Seamanship