What is a ship's navel

[polydoc]

I am scratch building the revenue cutter Morris from the plans in Chapelle. The deck plan shown below indicates a "navel" on either side of the foremast. I have never seen this term before and have been unable to find a definition. Does anyone know what this is and what it should lookl like? Thanks.

 

[Senorbob]

I saw one definition that said center. Don’t know what it means. Center of lateral resistance??? Dunno

 

[Roger Pellett]

I believe that those are reinforced openings for the vessel’s anchor chain cables.

 

[-Waldemar-]

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I believe that those are reinforced openings for the vessel’s anchor chain cables.

Perfect shot. I found the term in a thematic English-French dictionary. Item no 10.

Explanation in French: deck (anchor chain) holes, (anchor) chain room holes, (anchor) chains leading.

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[polydoc]

Thanks for the responses. I suspected that might have been the purpose given the location and you confirmed my suspicions.

 

[Uwek]

Here is a photo with marked terms of the elements

Navel Pipe

The Dreadful Wale: Part 2 – Upper Deck Walk Around

In the second part of our series looking at the Dreadful Wale, we examine the fo’c’sle and determine whether we can work this ship.

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[polydoc]

I wish I had the computer skills to create images of a ship's deck like those in the Dreadful Wale. A lot of research and work went into it and the results were quite impressive. I did note that the deck equipment followed very closely the drawings posted by Waldemar.

 

[paul ron]

the navel is the belly button!