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Why is the lower deck of a ship called steerage section?
Because in sailing ships, that section would contain the tiller, which connected the ships wheel to the rudder and steered the vessel.
What is a frame on the deck of a sailing boat to hold a detachable mast CALLED?
tabernacle
What are the important parts of a old sailing ship?
The captain and crew, wheel, keel, hull, deck, masts, sails, anchors, cannons, signalling flags, and rigging are all very important parts of 'an old sailing ship'.
If you are sailing as a deck cadet from India how much sea time is required by deck cadets in order to become a second mate?
no sailing is required
What do you call the part of the skateboard that connect the wheel to the deck?
It is called the trucks
What is the gun port in a ship?
On Sailing ships of old. The "Gun Deck" (Cannons) was the deck just below the top deck. The Cannons were faced out of the side of a ship through port holes called "Gun ports."
What deck was the swimming pool on the Titanic?
Titanic's pool was located down on F deck. Altho the Adriatic was the first vessel of all to have any swimming pool, the Olympic-Class vessels had the first heated swimming pool for any sailing vessel.
Where is the quarterdeck located on a standard sailing ship?
In the past, the quarterdeck of a standard sailing ship is located behind the ship's main mast. The quarterdeck is used as a ceremonial area of the ship. Nowadays this deck is used as a stern and holds secondary weapons or seaplane catapults
What deck on a sailing ship is painted red?
There is no convention for it nowadays but it used to be the medical deck on a man'o'war to disguise the blood on the deck
Sailing and card games have in common?
They both use a deck.
What type of sailing vessel did Columbus use on his initial voyage to the Western Hemisphere?
Christopher Columbus used the type of sailing vessel called a caravel. Caravels were a common sailing ship built in the 15th and 16th centuries. They were small ships with a broad bow, a high narrow poop deck, and usually had three masts.
Is it legal to put progrip on the deck of a laser sailing dinghy?
Yes
