gunwales
Upper hull edges
The gunwales are the upper edges of a boat's sides—the rails where the hull meets the deck.
Pronounced "gunnels." The phrase packed to the gunwales means completely full, filled to the brim: The ferry was loaded to the gunwales with passengers.
Thoracic bone set
- keelHull's structural base
- hullOuter covering or frame
- transomCrossbar above a door
- beamStructural support member
frame · stringer · knee · stem · planking · deck · bulkhead · thwarts
Pivot mounts for rowing
- rowlockOar fulcrum on gunwale
- thwartsFrustrates or blocks
- freeboardHull above water level
- scupperDrain on ship's deck
topsides · chines · strake · planking · bulwark · rail · dinghy · canoe
ribs
Thoracic bone set
beam · frame · stringer · knee · stem · planking · deck · bulkhead · thwarts · chines
oarlocks
Pivot mounts for rowing
scupper · topsides · chines · strake · planking · bulwark · rail · dinghy · canoe · kayak
freeboard
Hull above water level
capsizing · swamping · trim · waterline · draft · tippy · steady · balance · low-slung · weighted
brimming
Full to the top
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
- packedFilled to capacity
- loadedWeighted or wealthy
full · stuffed · crammed · bursting · capacity · overloaded · awash