Kimm (shipbuilding)
As Kimm in is shipbuilding the transition region between base and side walls of the ship's hull referred, regardless of the Spantenform . The slab corridor (in the case of iron or steel ships) or plank corridor (in the case of wooden ships) is called the chimney corridor . The more or less pronounced curvature of the chin is called the kinge .
In ships with a strong keel, the keel is often reinforced by certain structural elements, such as a metal kneel or a longitudinally connecting kimmstringer (kimmweger) in wooden boat construction. This can be advisable , especially in the case of projecting hull shapes with a flat bottom, both with round-frame and knick-chine profiles.
The term kimm is used in nautical science with a different meaning for the border line between sea and sky visible on the open sea on the horizon (see kimm line ).
