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The beam is the width of the boat at its widest point.
If something is 'on the beam' it is to the side of the boat. The more typical nautical expression for this is "abeam" for instance a buoy could be abeam the mast, ie if you drew a line between the buoy and the mast, it would be perpendicular with the line drawn between the front and back of the ship (bow and stern respectively)
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What is another name for boat width?
Beam...the widest part of a boat
Beam of a boat?
The beam of a boat is the measured width of the broadest part of a vessel
What is the defintion of beam?
The definition of beam is the widest part of the boat
What is a strengthening beam on the back of a boat?
transom
Where is the beam on the boat like the lady Wilma?
Die
What is nautical term meaning the width of the boat?
beam
What is the beam forming the stern of a boat called?
a transom
What is the length and the width of a sail boat?
The length is "stem to stern" or "bow to transom", and the width is "beam to beam".
Where is the beam on a boat measured?
At the widest point. Think of it this way; "what is the smallest door this boat could fit through?".
If the widest witdth of a boat is called the beam What is the waterline width of a boat called?
I work for a marina, its called length waterline
How shallow of water can a ranger boat go into?
This all depends on what type boat your are talking about. There are two factors that cause a boat to float shallow: the beam width and how light it is. The wider the beam the more efficient it is on spreading out the weight of the boat which makes it float shallower. With a 96in. on a 20ft. boat you should be able to float shallower than a foot probably around 7in, depending on how much gas is in the boat.
What is a round bottom hull?
That is a boat hull that does not have a keel beam or a defined chine.
