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Freeboard

What is a Freeboard definition?

A freeboard is the distance between the waterline and the main deck of a vessel. How the distance is measured or what determines the level of the freeboard depends on the type of ship or boat. Usually, this measurement is not fixed but varies upon the load and how the vessel/boat can withstand waves.

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