Plumb stemmed with raked sternpost Scottish 19th century sailing but later motorised herring drifter
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TRANSOM
Lateral members fasten inside the sternpost, to which the hull and deckplanks are fitted.
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LPP
The length of a vessel along the waterline from the forward surface of the stem, or main bow perpendicular member, to the after surface of the sternpost, or main stern perpendicular member. Believed to give a reasonable idea of the vessel's carrying capacity, as it excludes the small, often unusable volume contained in her overhanging ends.
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AFTER PERPENDICULARS
A vertical line at the intersection of the summer load line and the after side of the rudder post or sternpost, or the centerline of the rudder stock if there is no rudder post or sternpost
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AFTERPEAK BULKHEAD
First main transverse bulkhead forward of the sternpost
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PINTLES
The pins or bolts that hinge the rudder to the gudgeons on the rudder post or sternpost
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STERNPOST
The vertical part of the stern frame to which the rudder is attached
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HORN TIMBERS
The twin structural timbers at the base of the hull between the top of the sternpost and the transom. The rudder post slots between them.
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DRIFTER
A type of fishing boat designed to catch herring in a long drift net, long used in the Netherlands and Great Britain.
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TO HAUL
To change the course of a sailing vessel to bring the wind farther forward, usually used with up, such as haul up.
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INDEX CHART
An outline chart showing the limits and identifying desig- nations of navigational charts, volumes of sailing directions, etc.
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