1) Boat-rudder projection 2) Brace 3) Keel afterpart 4) Keel extension 5) Keel part 6) Keep part 7) Nautical terminology 8) Part of a keel 9) Part of keel 10) Piece supporting the rudder 11) Rudder connector 12) Rudder support 13) Sailboat component 14) Short keel 15) Surfboard extension 16) Surfboard fin
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A skeg, (skegg or skag) is a sternward extension of the keel of boats and ships which have a rudder mounted on the centre line. The term also applies to the lowest point on an outboard motor or the outdrive of an inboard/outboard. In more recent years, the name has been used for a fin on a surfboard which improves directional stability and to a mo...
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part of ship connecting the keel with the bottom of the rudderpost
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part of ship connecting the keel with the bottom of the rudderpost
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also spelt SKEGG. A projection similar to a keel at the stern of a vessel that offers protection to the rudder and propeller in the event of the vessel going aground in reverse.
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Narrow extension below the keel at the stern and fitting into the sternpost. Generally found on flat- and V-bottomed boats.
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• (n.) The after part of the keel of a vessel, to which the rudder is attached. • (n.) A sort of wild plum. • (n.) A kind of oats.
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(from the article `keel`) ...A `centreboard`—also called a drop keel, or sliding keel—is a retractable keel midships that may be lowered to increase lateral resistance and ...
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A flat protrusion on the keel that is used to support or protect the propeller shaft or rudder.
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An extension of the keep for protection of propeller and rudder.
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Skeg noun [ Prov. E., also a stump of a branch, a wooden peg; confer Icelandic
sk...gr a wood, Swedish
skog . Confer
Shaw .]
1. A sort of wild plum. [ Obsolete]
Holland. 2. plural A kind of oats.
Farm. Encyc. 3. (Nautical) Th...
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A longitudinal appendage on a boat, on the outside, at the centerline, providing directional stability and/or protection for the prop and rudder.
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n] - a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost
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Or fin. A small flat appendage located along the stern section of the hull which helps stabilize the shell in holding a straight course.
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noun a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost
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The fin attached to the keel of the shell that helps stabilize and maintain a straight course. Also called a fin.
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