Keelson
Structural member in a wooden boat/ship
The keelson or kelson[1] is a reinforcing structural member on top of the keel in the hull of a wooden[citation needed] vessel.
In part V of “Song of Myself”, American poet Walt Whitman uses the phrase: “And that a kelson of the creation is love;” to imply that love is akin to a keelson, or backbone, that supports humanity.
References
- ^ "keelson". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
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Parts of a sailing ship
- Aftercastle
- Afterdeck
- Anchor
- Anchor windlass
- Apparent wind indicator
- Beakhead
- Bilge
- Bilgeboard
- Bitts
- Boom brake
- Bow
- Bowsprit
- Cable
- Capstan
- Cathead
- Carpenter's walk
- Centreboard
- Chains
- Cockpit
- Companionway
- Crow's nest
- Daggerboard
- Deck
- Figurehead
- Forecastle
- Frame
- Gangway
- Gunwale
- Head
- Hull
- Jackline
- Jibboom
- Keel
- Keel (Canting)
- Kelson
- Leeboard
- Mast
- Orlop deck
- Outrigger
- Poop deck
- Port
- Porthole
- Prow
- Quarter gallery
- Quarterdeck
- Rib
- Rudder
- Ship's wheel
- Skeg
- Stem
- Starboard
- Stern
- Sternpost
- Strake
- Taffrail
- Tiller
- Top
- Transom
- Whipstaff
- Winch