Gunwale

It bit into the sea, sending the skiff in a swift arc away from Ron's ship.

Grappnose flew, hooking the skiff at Thwart and Gunnel.

Bows appeared in the hands of the men, wicked curving things with barbed-wire shafts on the string.

The man said again, politely, "'Come aboard.' Hugh Stark finished untying Bayou Dog.