- In
naval architecture, a
taffrail is the
handrail around the open deck area
toward the
stern of a ship or boat. The rear deck of a ship is
often called...
- or
taffrail logs,
operating on
physical principles in a
manner similar to a car's
odometer by
towing a vane or
rotor from the
stern (or
taffrail) by...
- up over the sternpost,
extending upwards from the
counter rail to the
taffrail. The
stern lies
opposite the bow, the
foremost part of a ship. Originally...
- the bridge,
usually located in a superstructure.
Common names for
decks Taffrail, the
handrail around the **** deck
Quarter gallery, a
projecting area at...
- motion. A
taffrail is the
handrail around the open
afterdeck or **** deck. On
wooden sailing ships like man-of-war or East
Indiaman the
taffrail is usually...
-
Porthole Quarter gallery Quarterdeck Rib
Rudder Ship's
wheel Skeg Stem
Starboard Stern or ****
Sternpost Strake Taffrail Tiller Top
Transom Whipstaff Winch...
- two examples.
Taffrail Logs,
operating on
principles in a
manner similar to a car's
odometer by
towing a
rotor from the
stern (or
taffrail) by a long line...
- the cat-harpins to the water's edge, and from the jib-boom-end to the
taffrail." Lever, D. (1998). The
Young Sea Officer's
Sheet Anchor,
Dover Maritime...
- to
masthead (if the
vessel has more than one mast) and then down to the
taffrail. It is a sign of celebration, and is done for
celebratory occasions, anniversaries...
-
between perpendiculars, 145 feet at the keel 207 ft (63 m)
billet head to
taffrail 175 ft (53 m) at
waterline Beam 43 ft 6 in (13.26 m)
Height foremast: 198 ft...
