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Centerboard
Centerboard Cen"ter*board`, Centreboard Cen"tre*board,, n.
(Naut.)
A movable or sliding keel formed of a broad board or slab of
wood or metal which may be raised into a water-tight case
amidships, when in shallow water, or may be lowered to
increase the area of lateral resistance and prevent leeway
when the vessel is beating to windward. It is used in vessels
of all sizes along the coast of the United States
Meaning of Centerboard from wikipedia
- A
centreboard or
centerboard (US) is a
retractable hull
appendage which pivots out of a slot in the hull of a sailboat,
known as a
centreboard trunk (UK)...
- A
guara is a
hardwood centerboard used in
Andean rafts. The
Tangaroa Expedition outperformed Kon-Tiki in part due to
using guaras. Sanders, R When Thor...
- The
first bombing was
later codenamed Operation Centerboard I, and the second,
Operation Centerboard II. The 509th
Composite Group had an
authorized strength...
-
Alden and
built in
Belize in 1947. She is
Alden Design No. 356-B - a
Centerboard Schooner constructed of
Honduran ****gany. Her name was
taken from her...
- motor-sailing. It has a
fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung
rudder and a
centerboard or
daggerboard keel,
depending on the model, with
flooding water ballast...
-
other side, to
remain opposite the mainsail. In a dinghy,
raising the
centerboard can
increase the risk of
capsizing during what can be a
somewhat violent...
- the fish. Her
oceanographic hydrophones are
mounted on a
retractable centerboard, or drop keel, that
lowers scientific transducers away from the region...
- Jim
Taylor and
first built in 1995. A
sailing dinghy version with a
centerboard and no
ballast was also
built and
designated the
Precision 15 CB. The...
- wind, so as to
prevent forward momentum building up. In a
centerboard boat the
centerboard will be
partially raised and the
tiller held down hard. For...
- propeller. Her
oceanographic hydrophones are
mounted on a
retractable centerboard, or drop keel, that
lowers scientific transducers away from the region...
