Taffrail The rail at the stern of the boat. Tang A fitting, often of sheet metal, used to attach standing rigging to a spar, or to the hull. Thwart A transverse structural member in the cockpit. In small boats, often used as a seat. A low rail, often slotted, along the side of the boat.
Slots allow drainage and the attachment of blocks.
A line or wire rope used to support the boom when a boat is anchored or moored. Trampoline The fabric support that serves for searing between the hulls of a catamaran. The flat, or sometimes curved terminating structure of the hull at the stern of a boat. Trapeze Wire gear enabling a crewmember to place all of his weight outboard of the hull, thus helping to keep the boat level. A fitting across the boat to which sheets are led.