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Wood is the traditional boat building material used for hull and spar construction. It is buoyant, widely available and easily worked. It is a popular material for small boats (of e.g. 6-metre (20 ft) length; such as dinghies and sailboats).
In a typical wooden sailboat, the hull is constructed of wooden planking, supported by transverse frames (often referred to as ribs) and bulkheads, which are further tied together by longitudinal stringers or ceiling. Often but not always there is a centerline longitudinal member called a keel.
The Thunderbird class sailboat was designed in 1958 by Seattle Washington naval architect Ben Seaborn, [1] in response to a request from the Douglas Fir Plywood Association (now APA - The Engineered Wood Association) of Tacoma, Washington for design proposals for a sailboat that would "... be both a racing and cruising boat; provide sleeping accommodations for four crew; be capable of being ...
A padded V-hull is a hull shape found on both pure race boats and standard recreational craft. A variation of the more common V-hull , which has a V-section throughout the length of the vessel, a padded V-hull has a V-section at the bows and the forward part of the keel which then segues into a flat area typically 0.15 metres (5.9 in) to 0.25 ...
The six-masted schooner Wyoming, the longest confirmed wooden ship in history. The side-wheel paddle steamer ferryboat Eureka, now a museum ship, is the longest wooden ship still afloat. This is a list of the world's longest wooden ships. The vessels are sorted by ship length including bowsprit, if known.
Carvel built or carvel planking is a method of boat building in which hull planks are laid edge to edge and fastened to a robust frame, thereby forming a smooth surface. Traditionally the planks are neither attached to, nor slotted into, each other, having only a caulking sealant between the planks to keep water out.
Flybridge wooden ketch Better Place: 50.50 m (166 ft) Wally Ancona: William Henry Tripp III: 2012: Foam core/prepreg carbonfiber flybridge sloop Polaris: 50.42 m (165 ft) Lürssen: 1977: auxiliary steel schooner, converted from the 1954 torpedo boat hull of HMS Polaris: Blue Gold: 50.00 m (164 ft) Benetti: Laurent Giles Naval Architects: 1982
Frames support the hull and give the ship its shape and strength. In wooden shipbuilding, each frame is composed of several sections, so that the grain of the wood can follow the curve of the frame. Starting from the keel, these are the floor (which crosses the keel and joins the frame to the keel), the first futtock , the second futtock , the ...