-
sheer strake.
Strakes are
joined to the stem by
their hood ends. A
rubbing strake was
traditionally built in just
below a
carvel sheer strake. It was...
- Over time it
remained as a
valuable stiffener mounted inboard of the
sheer strake on
commercial and
recreational craft. In
modern boats, it is the top...
- McDougall's
design has been
likened to a
cigar with bent up ends. The
sheer strake (uppermost
plank of the hull) of a
conventional vessel met the horizontal...
-
States began producing destroyers to a new
design with a
continuous sheer strake,
collectively referred to as "flush deckers". Six
prototypes of the Caldwell...
- reverse-clinker
planking which involves starting clinker planking at the
sheer strake and
planking down to the keel. A hulk had two castles, one at the bow...
-
likely that the
geometry inhibited the
development of
cracks in the
sheer strake but
ships to this
design were not any
lighter than
conventional ships...
- for life
saving equipment.
Strake: planking,
running from the "garboard"
strake affixed to the keel to the "
sheer"
strake below the caprail. Stringer...
-
April USS McDermut (DD-677) made port with a 3-by-5-foot hole in her
sheer strake, port side, for
repair by Piedmont. USS Hale (DD-642),
having suffered...
- seams,
lapped sheer strakes, and oak
knees that
supported cross thwarts and
stern seats.
Knees also were used to
attach the
transom to the
sheer clamps and...
- (61 cm)
apart from the keel log to the top
sheer strake supporting 1.5
inches (3.8 cm) oak planking. The
sheer strake is oak, 2.5
inches (6.4 cm) by 8 inches...
