What do you call the piece of teak decking that runs down the boat’s center line and into which the deck planks are notched?
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Hans Mertens is the winner of last week’s Mindbender. He correctly identified the hulls and cross beams of a trimaran: “The main hull of a trimaran is known as the vaka, the outriggers are the amas, and the outrigger supports or cross beams are the akas.”
