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CENTERBOARD TRUNK [1 record]

Record 1 2001-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
  • Ship and Boat Parts
DEF

... a waterproof trunk [in which the centerboard is enclosed].

CONT

[A centerboard is a] retractable metal, wooden or fiberglass slab that hangs off a pin ("centerboard pin") in a cavity ("centerboard trunk") from the boat's bottom or keel.

Key term(s)
  • center board case
  • center board well
  • center-board box

French

Domaine(s)
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
  • Parties des bateaux
DEF

Logement étanche construit à l'intérieur d'un dériveur et doté dans le fond d'une ouverture qui permet à la dérive de coulisser pour descendre dans l'eau sous la coque.

OBS

puits de dérive : terme de voile.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vela y navegación de placer
  • Partes de los barcos
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