In vessel construction, which is TRUE of the...

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In vessel construction, which is TRUE of the garboard strake?

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In vessel construction, which is TRUE of the garboard strake?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Keel – the main fore‑and‑aft backbone of the vessel at the very bottom • How strakes are named by their position on the hull plating or planking • Difference between parts near the keel versus parts near the gunwale (top edge of the side)

💭 Think About

• Picture a cross‑section of a hull: where would the very first row of planking or shell plate be placed in relation to the keel? • Which of the options describes something that runs along the bottom centerline of the vessel, and which describe items nearer the sides or upper edge? • Ask yourself: is the garboard strake a separate appendage (like a keel or rub rail), or is it part of the hull planking/plates next to the keel?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify that garboard strake refers to a plank or plate, not an external protective strip or fin. • Check whether it is located at the bottom centerline (near the keel) or up near the top edge of the hull (the gunwale). • Eliminate any choices that confuse the garboard strake with a bilge keel or rub rail, which have different purposes and locations.

Question 1 of 27070

In vessel construction, which is TRUE of the garboard strake?

It is another term for the bilge keel

It is another term for the rub rail

It is located next to and parallel to the keel

It is located next to and parallel to the gunwale

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In vessel construction, which is TRUE of the garboard strake?

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In vessel construction, which is TRUE of the garboard strake?