Still some stain and varnish needed on that rubbing strake.

Reinforcing above and below the standard rubbing strake.

They were given an orange and black funnel livery, with a red band just above the rubbing strake.

Except for a light gunwale and wide rubbing strake, the longitudinals were omitted too.

It was hopeless: the rubbing strake creaked, splintered and finally broke away from the hull.

Later dry-dock examination revealed that 18 feet of her keel rubbing strake had been torn away.

The third sub-group is distinguished by a prominent rubbing strake around the hull and slightly larger dimensions.

Stainless steel deck cleats (6) and rubbing strake.

During this stage the beam of "Sharpness" was reduced from 7ft 2in to 7ft 0in by removing the top rubbing strake.

The second phase will probably take place next autumn when the timber belted rubbing strake will be completely renewed with traditional materials.

HDMLs were fitted with a deeper section rubbing strake aft.

In clinker boats, the rubbing strake was applied to the outside of the sheer strake.

The second boat has teak decks, a rear window and a rubbing strake on the aft quarter to improve her appearance.

No permanent fitting other than a bow fender or opening for an asymetric pole shall project beyond the rubbing strake.

A stainless steel rubbing strake runs the length of the vessel and circular port holes are visible above the waterline.

In old vessels, a rubbing strake was built in just below a carvel sheer strake.

It is bonded, riveted to keep it in position while the rubbing strake is offered up & then through-bolted.

Up until this period there had been minimal maintenance work carried out on the vessel and at one point she even lost the forward port side rubbing strake.

There are several ways of fixing the rubbing strake but in a clinker boat, it is applied to the outside of the sheer strake.

The 4 piece laminated gunwale / rubbing strake provides a great deal of strength to the hull, especially important in a boat that can receive hard knocks at times.

This use of continuous welding enhances the structural strength and helps to minimise rust forming under the rubbing strake, this rust is a common feature of many less well constructed boats.

RUBBING STRAKE: Composition of resistant flexible lateral bands that protect the boat from damage caused by rubbing (ie. against the dock).

Estimate the height (vertical distance between trough and crest) using as a yardstick the relative heights of two known points along the side, for example, the sea ladder fittings, the loading ports, or the rubbing strake.

The ship is intact, according to BC Ferries, and it is "resting in silt on the keel and the silt covers the hull up to what's called the rubbing strake and above in some areas."

In order to reach the bows of the ship when casting off etc, crew members were required to either push through the hoards of commuters and climb down a ladder from the forward promenade deck or walk along the rubbing strake and climb over.