Terminology

1. the left side of a boat looking forward,
5. Hull construction where the planks or strakes overlap. this overlap or ‘land’ provides rigidity without weight
9. The junction of the side and deck or the member backing this junction.
10. Those hull framing members that run the length of the boat
12. The member forming the aft (stern) end of the boat.
15. Device that steers the boat.
16. An internal partition that can be used to 'stiffen' the boat can sometimes be constructed to be water tight.
18. The junction of the planking at the forward end of a typical hull
19. A devise for securing a rope.

2. Measurements supplied by a designer for the builder in order to lay down the lines of the hull.
3. Cabin or cockpit floor.
4. The inside of a boat but under the floor or bottom boards, the lowest part of the inside of a boat where water collects and can be removed, the external curve of the hull where the bottom becomes the sides.
5. A vessel with two parallel hulls.
6. Area of the yacht that contains the means of controlling operations such as steering, sail operations, in an area relative to the rest of the boat, secure position
7. One of a series of equally spaced transverse "slices" of the hull, as shown in the lines drawing of the plans.
8. A triangular sail forward of the forward mast, usually attached to the forestay.
11. the right side of a boat looking forward
13. Planking construction where the planks or strakes are edge fitted to one another creating a plank seam. this gives the hull a 'smooth' appearance
14. The distance from the load water line to the bottom of the keel. Therefore the depth of water needed to ‘float’ your boat
16. The forward part of a boat.
17. The positive electrode in a galvanic cell. The cathode being the negative. corrosion will occur at the anode.