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centerboard [′sen·tər‚bȯrd] (naval architecture) A metal or wooden slab in a casing along the centerline of a sailboat which may be lowered to increase the boat's resistance to lateral motion, and raised when the boat is in shallow water or is beached. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Swing centerboard, porta pottie, Hummingbird depth finder, three different size jibs, new mainsail, 1995 Mercury 8hp O/B. Made with the same care and materials, the Schooner's centerboard keeps it on an even keel in breezier waters. And the sister looked up in time to see an island becoming itself--sandy spit and lighthouse, slender white lighthouse with a catwalk above and someone there--a man, no--a boy on the jetty, centerboard humming, a lone skate rising out from the sand and little more than an arm's length away--a dark-eyed boy-- sleek as a seal with seaweed and water, hair spun loose in an arc of gleaming flicks, the unruined wild of his eyes--still as a hare in the lamp of her gaze. |
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