| • Cockpit: he area of the boat occupied by passengers. Floor drains provide for removing accumulated water. • Cone reinforcement: Rgid caps that provide protection for the ends of the buoyancy tubes • Decitex: eight measurement of the thread that constitutes the textile strength. • Deck: A hori ontal platform on which you may stand. arge boats may have numerous dec s • D ring: A ring whose metal part is shaped. sed especially when beaching and towing. • Floor: A surface on which you may stand. Floors may be slats in fabric sleeves, interloc ing or hinged sections of wood, aluminium or composite materials, or fibreglass as in RI s. • Hand railing: rofiled grab rail for passengers to hold on to while navigating. • eel: (for a foldable boat) he inflatable lengthwise part found under the boat, between the boat bottom and the floor. he inflatable eel is a supplementary safety compartment. • Lacing cuff: A flap of material (usually postioned on top of the tube) through which grab lines are lead. acing cuffs fre uently act as up right reinforcements for the buoyancy tube. • Lifeline: ine around the boat to help passengers eep steady while navigating and when boarding. |