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Höhe über Wasserlinie

English translation: height above the water line

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German term or phrase:Höhe über Wasserlinie
English translation:height above the water line
Entered by: Robert Kleemaier

06:04 Jan 30, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime / pleasure craft
German term or phrase: Höhe über Wasserlinie
This term appears in a list of specifications for pleasure craft. A response from those in the know would be appreciated. TIA
Robert Kleemaier
Canada
Local time: 03:02
(the) height above the water line
Explanation:
Without context, it's hard to know, but this may make sense.
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roneill
United States
Local time: 03:02
Grading comment
Thanks to all for your input.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4(the) height above the water line
roneill
5 +3height above water line
Edith Kelly
4Height above the waterline
Narasimhan Raghavan


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Höhe über Wasserlinie
(the) height above the water line


Explanation:
Without context, it's hard to know, but this may make sense.


    Reference: http://support.serc.org/ocean/activity_2.htm
roneill
United States
Local time: 03:02
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks to all for your input.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Scheidler: I translate related context the othe way round, this has occurred numerous times
25 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  matias
50 mins
  -> Thanks
neutral  Edith Kelly: Sorry to be a painstaking pain but your reference says height above water line, without the *the*
56 mins
  -> You are absolutely correct. I don't perceive you as being a pain at all.
agree  Jeannie Graham
1 hr
  -> Thanks
agree  Brandis (X)
11 hrs
  -> Thanks
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Höhe über Wasserlinie
Height above the waterline


Explanation:
See:http://www.purgit.com/shippart.html
WATERLINE ----The intersection of the moulded surface with a horizontal plane at a given height above the base line. The six foot water line is exactly six feet higher than the base line.



Narasimhan Raghavan
Local time: 15:32
Native speaker of: Tamil
PRO pts in category: 8
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Höhe über Wasserlinie
height above water line


Explanation:
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Note added at 59 mins (2004-01-30 07:04:42 GMT)
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From above reference

Height of bow of S.S. Winner Queen above water line: 10 feet
Height of bow of S.S. Explorer above water line: 24 feet
Height of bow of Bird Dog above water line: 4 feet

You are in charge of three captains that have been hired to move the three boats listed above from New York to Florida (it is a common practice for boaters that live in cooler parts of the country to move their boats south before Winter). You are going over the trip with the captain in order to make sure they anchor correctly.

Write a formula to solve for the length of line needed for each boat. This formula should apply to determining the length of anchor line used for any of the boats under any condition.

ANSWER:

c = weather conditions (including wind, wave, and current conditions; \"c\" will range from 5 to 15)

b = height of bow above water line

d = water depth


    support.serc.org/ocean/activity_2.htm -
Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 12:02
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 35

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  matias: you were a few seconds late :)
50 mins
  -> thanks, but my version is without the *the*
agree  Mario Marcolin
3 hrs
agree  roneill
8 hrs
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