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accommodation allow alloy American amidships angle apparent beam becomes BERTH bilge boat buoyancy cabin calculation cent centre centre of gravity chine combined compared considerable construction craft cruiser curve deck displacement draught drawing effect ends engine equal example excessive fore forward frames freeboard frictional given gives greater heavy heel horse-power hull important increase keel knots latter length less light lower method narrow necessary needed placed planing planking Plate position practice prismatic coefficient produce proportions range ratio reasonable reduced resistance result righting rolling rudder rules saloon seagoing seaworthiness seen settee shape sheer ship shown shows side smaller sometimes space speed speed ratio stability steel stern surface Table tank thickness timbers tons transom trim varies waterline wave weight whilst wood yacht