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tapa de la regala

English translation: capping rail

14:46 Jun 12, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Spanish term or phrase: tapa de la regala
La boca de llenado de agua dulce de cada tanque se encuentra a popa en la tapa de la regala de su embarcación, indicada con el símbolo adecuado.

REGALA is GUNWALE, but I haven't been able to confirm "gunwale cover/hatch" in Google, so am suspicious.

Any sailors out there that can confirm?

TIA:-)
Lia Fail (X)
Spain
Local time: 08:25
English translation:capping rail
Explanation:
I am pretty sure what the term means (it is in fact the horizontal, mostly wooden, cover on top of the bulwark (vertical), on yachts often just a teak strip on top of a toe rail(vertical)).You can also say gunwale for the vertical part, it is the upper planking of the sides of a ship. When ships started to be built differently, of course it is difficult to find the 'correct' terms, they are sometimes mixed up.
Example: GRP bulwark with a continuous high gloss varnish teak capping rail.

BUT, I would check if that is indeed where they mounted the fillers, because you do not see that very often.
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Anjo Sterringa
Netherlands
Local time: 08:25
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Thanks, Anjo, I found a number of ES definitions that defined this as a 'liston de madera' that tops the gunwale....
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Explanation:
I am pretty sure what the term means (it is in fact the horizontal, mostly wooden, cover on top of the bulwark (vertical), on yachts often just a teak strip on top of a toe rail(vertical)).You can also say gunwale for the vertical part, it is the upper planking of the sides of a ship. When ships started to be built differently, of course it is difficult to find the 'correct' terms, they are sometimes mixed up.
Example: GRP bulwark with a continuous high gloss varnish teak capping rail.

BUT, I would check if that is indeed where they mounted the fillers, because you do not see that very often.

Anjo Sterringa
Netherlands
Local time: 08:25
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Native speaker of: Dutch
PRO pts in category: 21
Grading comment
Thanks, Anjo, I found a number of ES definitions that defined this as a 'liston de madera' that tops the gunwale....
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