Gunwales run along which part of the lifeboat?

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Gunwales run along which part of the lifeboat?

Gunwales are the upper edge of a boat’s sides—the outermost boundary where the side plating meets the deck. On lifeboats this is described as the top row of plating running along both sides. The other options refer to parts that are lower or internal: the bottom edge along the keel is the lowest line of the hull, interior frames are internal structural members, and the central keel is the long bottom backbone. So the gunwale corresponds to the top edge along the sides.

Gunwales are the upper edge of a boat’s sides—the outermost boundary where the side plating meets the deck. On lifeboats this is described as the top row of plating running along both sides. The other options refer to parts that are lower or internal: the bottom edge along the keel is the lowest line of the hull, interior frames are internal structural members, and the central keel is the long bottom backbone. So the gunwale corresponds to the top edge along the sides.

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