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By George Day · On June 3, 2025

What does it mean when you say a ship or boat is “hull down.”

 

Send your answers to george@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers.

 

Many thanks to everyone who sent in answers to last week’s question on clevis pins. The winner this week is Gerry MacDonough, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who emailed: You’ll find clevis pins at the top and bottom of turnbuckles where they are used to create a flexible joint between the stays, turnbuckles and chain plates.”

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