3 Terms
Contributors in General boating
General boating
ship's wheel
Boat; General boating
The usual steering device on larger vessels: a wheel with a horizontal axis, connected by cables to the rudder.
sheer
Boat; General boating
The upward curve of a vessel's longitudinal lines as viewed from the side.
underwater hull
Boat; General boating
The underwater section of a vessel beneath the waterline, normally not visible except when in drydock.
stern tube
Boat; General boating
The tube under the hull to bear the tailshaft for propulsion (usually at stern).
deckhead
Boat; General boating
The under-side of the deck above. Sometimes paneled over to hide the pipe work. This paneling, like that lining the bottom and sides of the holds, is the ceiling.
head
Boat; General boating
The toilet or latrine of a vessel, which in sailing ships projected from the bows
