The bottom row of plating next to the keel is called the what?

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The bottom row of plating next to the keel is called the what?

In hull plating, strakes are long rows of plating that run along the hull. The one directly adjacent to the keel at the bottom is the garboard strake. It forms the first row of plating against the keel, a term that comes from the old garboard plank on wooden ships that lay right beside the keel. The other terms describe different locations—heel strake is near the stern bottom, bulwark strake runs along the bulwarks, and a starboard strake sits along the side of the hull on the starboard side.

In hull plating, strakes are long rows of plating that run along the hull. The one directly adjacent to the keel at the bottom is the garboard strake. It forms the first row of plating against the keel, a term that comes from the old garboard plank on wooden ships that lay right beside the keel. The other terms describe different locations—heel strake is near the stern bottom, bulwark strake runs along the bulwarks, and a starboard strake sits along the side of the hull on the starboard side.

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