'The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea' defines Trim as being, "The way in which a ship floats on the water, in relation to it's fore-and-aft line". In this picture you can see that a heavy object has been placed on the bow of the ILB and it has altered the Trim of the vessel by sinking the bow somewhat and lifting the stern out of the water...
Friday, 8 January 2010
Trim
'The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea' defines Trim as being, "The way in which a ship floats on the water, in relation to it's fore-and-aft line". In this picture you can see that a heavy object has been placed on the bow of the ILB and it has altered the Trim of the vessel by sinking the bow somewhat and lifting the stern out of the water...
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The Urban Dictionary has a less family-friendly definition ...
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Oi! You trying to say I over did the Christmas Festivities then??
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