In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in Xhosa. You must translate it to English in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.

Kanti noko, eyona iphantsi kakhulu ibhodi ekhululekileyo umphambili wenqanawa wenza kwakubi kwinqanawa elwandle namanzi kumpu okumgangatho ophezulu.
However, the very low-freeboard bow made them bad sea boats and wet gun-platforms.

Kungokuba bagada abuntu bukuvala ngokukhawuleza ulungiso lotshintsho lomtshini Ulawuli: Inkqubo yamajoni emfazwe.
This is because, although personnel may be closed up quickly, the material preparations and changes of machinery and pipe-system-states may be quite involved.

Inkqubo yokuhlola indawo ingingqi ethile ukufumanisa ubukho nokungabikho koqhagamshelwno oluthile.

A systematic investigation of a particular area to establish the presence or absence of a particular contact.