Meaning of horn timber | Babel Free

Definitions

A timber that angles up from the sternpost to support the overhang of the stern. A single vessel may have multiple horn timbers.

Examples

“The truncated horn timbers had been led through the transom (exposing end grain to the elements incidentally) and firmly fastened to it.”

“The rabbet for the comparatively horizontal horn timber is taken from the sections in the body plan.”

“The archboard assembly can now be erected, springing aft from the after most frame, and supported by the horn timber.”

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