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The ship, of course, is open. - (Marauders of Gor, Chapter 2, Sentence #162)

The clinker-built construction, as opposed to the carvel construction of the south, with flush planking, is somewhat more inclined to leak, but it is much stronger in the high waters of the north. The clinker construction allows the ship to literally bend and twist, almost elastically, in a vicious sea; the hull planking can be bent more than a foot Gorean without buckling. The decking on the ship is loose, and may be lifted or put to one side, to increase cargo space. The ship, of course, is open. To protect goods or men from the rain or sun a large rectangle of boskhide, on stakes, tentlike, stretched to cleats on the gunwales, is sometimes used. This same rectangle of boskhide may be used, dropped between the gunwales, to collect rain water. At night the men sleep on the deck, in waterproof bags, sewn from the skins of the sea sleen; in such a bag, also, they store their gear, generally beneath their bench. - (Marauders of Gor)