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.

Igama elisetyenziswa kumaplanga eenkuni okanye amacangci entsimbi asetyenziswe ekufikelezeni umngxuma wemasti anike inkxaso kumacala emasti.
A term applied to wood planking or steel plating worked around a mast hole to give side support to the mast.

Izinto zokuxhoma zazo zilula kakhulu ekukhuseleni umonakalo edokisini.
Their mountings are often too weak to prevent damage to the deck.

Iye ihlise umphakathi wesindiliseko.

It also lowers her centre of gravity.