Answer: strakes

AnswerCrossword Clue
STRAKESPlanks forming a ship's hull
STRAKESBoat's outside planks.
STRAKESLines of planking on a ship.
STRAKESLines of planking on ships.
STRAKESHull planking bands
strakescontinuous course of planks or plates on a ship forming a hull shell, deck, etc.
strakesSTRAKE, the planking extending along a ship's hull