instruction:
In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in English. You must translate it to Xhosa in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.
question:
In English ships it might be as little as 3 feet.
answer:
Kwiinqanawa zamaNgesi inokubancinane kangangeenyawo eziyi3.


question:
The whole fall of the line is laid in the stern of the dinghy in big open coils.
answer:
Imfumba yemxeba yonke ibekwe kumva wephenyana kwisisongeni esikhulu esivulekileyo.


question:
It must also be divided between the lower holds and the 'tween decks so that the ship is neither too stiff nor too tender.
answer:

Mayahlulwe phakathi kweendawo zokulayisha ezisezantsi kunye nemingangatho ezithwini ukuze inqanawa ingaqini okanye ithambe.