Coaming
The coaming ( Low German for threshold ) or the coaming is the upright edging of openings in the deck of ships and boats . The hatch coaming or Lukenkumming (for ships), or the Denne tree (as inland waterway vessels) serves to stiffen the hull and provides a distinction from water which washes over the deck.
On smaller boats like kayaks , the coaming is only a few centimeters high. The elastic band of the spraydeck clings to it . On a ship that operates in the open sea, the hatch coaming of the cargo hatches can also be two meters and higher.
Low hatch coaming on an older general cargo ship
High hatch coaming on a container ship (right in the picture)
The coaming of a white water kayak around which the spraydeck grips
literature
- Detje, Peter (ed.): Shipbuilding for boaters . Eckhardt & Messtorff Verlag, Hamburg 1962.
- Author collective: Stahlschiffbau . transpress Verlag, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-341-00410-6 .