Three painted lines on the bow, any reason?

[markmullen]

Is there any reason lots of ships have three lines painted at the top of their bow like this?




I have seen the same design on a lot of fishing vessels and wondered if it signified anything?

[Mattt]

Plimsoll lines, tells you how close the ship is to sinking

[Stu R]

Mattt said:

Plimsoll lines, tells you how close the ship is to sinking

Nope, they're midships port and starboard

No idea, but my last ship had them on, figured they were just decorative but could be wrong, one for the rope pullers not the engineers

[addams]

Stu R said:

No idea, but my last ship had them on, figured they were just decorative but could be wrong, one for the rope pullers not the engineers

I'm a rope puller and i've got no idea why they're there, go-faster stripes maybe?

[martinmac]

Purely decorative and traditional on fishing boats. Used to be a lot of this sort of rubbish deep sea until the owners decided we didnt need crew anymore. Now you are more likely to see them in rust.