How many dimensions does a boat have?

[flaming]

406 - Number of keels

Sometimes reffered to on internet forums as the "Bavaria index"

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

407. Cost of heavily logo'ed shirt worn by racing crew

 

[Ubergeekian]

408. Stowage capacity for Fray Bentos pies

 

[fireball]

409. Distance to miss

Otherwise known as the "I'm racing" rule whereby the crew have to miss a cruising boat by this amount - usually measured in millimeters and 2 hands to count them ....

 

[KREW2]

Just 2, both LOA.......... One that you brag with, the other for the marina berthing manager.

 

[Dipper]

410

££££££££££s

 

[PeteCooper]

401(b) Mast Bend

 

[Ubergeekian]

d(406)/dt: Rate of keel loss (Bavarias only)

 

[jimi]

#417 Wetted Surface area
#418 Holding Tank Volume

 

[Ubergeekian]

419: Number of Thomas the Tank Engine stickers around crew bunk.

 

[guernseyman]

420: Number of masts.

 

[Deleted member 36384]

Tumblehome angle / radius

 

[bobgoode]

11 in super symmetrical string theory.

 

[Boreades]

421. Stability index thingummee (how long does this take to get the right way up?)
422. Headroom below deck (mind your head, bump, too late)
423. Headroom below boom (gybing!, bang!, too late)

 

[mcframe]

402 Liquid storage capacity
402.1 Water
402.2 Diesel
402.3 Gas
402.4 Human consumable liquid

402.4.1 Beer
402.4.2 Wine
402.4.2.1 Red
402.4.2.2 Rose
402.4.2.3 White
402.4.2.3.1 Still
402.4.2.3.2 Champagne
402.4.2.4 Fortified
402.4.3 Sprits
402.4.3.1 Gin
402.4.3.2 Whisky
402.4.3.2.1 Cooking (blend for sharing)
402.4.3.2.2 Single Malt (for sharing with forumites)
402.4.3.3 Rum
402.4.4 (Dry) Tea
402.4.5 (Dry) Coffee
402.4.5.1 (Dry)Instant Coffee
402.4.5.2 (Dry)Ground Coffee
402.4.6 Milk
402.4.6.1 Milk (Fresh)[0]
402.4.6.2 Milk (UHT)

That's my shopping list; I must restock before we launch ;-)

If Melvil Dewey did a shopping list, it would look like that.

Does a polar for VMG count as a dimension?

[0] Milk Tale: Once, on the IOW, the shop only had red-top milk, so it was duly bought and fed to the mini-crew "No, it's not got blue tops because it's from the IOW"; two weeks later in Tesco "Look Mummy, there's some red-top milk from IOW - it must be from Cowes!"

 

[mcframe]

421. Stability index thingummee (how long does this take to get the right way up?)
422. Headroom below deck (mind your head, bump, too late)
423. Headroom below boom (gybing!, bang!, too late)

422.1 Headroom in heads (i.e. Can you brace yourself against deckhead when standing up)

427.1 (Diagonal) Can a second person climb into aft cabin/berth without trampling/waking occupant of side-nearest-the-door?

 

[Woodlouse]

Chain Girth and Skin Girth.

 

[douglas_family]

bridge deck clearence

 

[Dipper]

Horse Power

 

[sighmoon]

Cross-sectional area of a slice at Midships.
Waterplane area.
Draft of hull.

Voltage between hull anode and ___(?)