Construction Materials and Methods
– Wood as the traditional material for boat building
– Plywood and its popularity for amateur construction
– Tropical woods commonly used in boat construction
– Different types of wood construction techniques
– Cold-moulded hulls and lashed-lug technique
– Metal hulls including iron, steel, aluminum, and cupronickel
– Fiberglass hulls and composite materials
– Ferrocement hulls and their advantages
Hull Types
– Smooth curve hulls
– Chined hulls
– Flat-bottomed hulls
– Displacement hulls
– Planing hulls
Boat Building Terminology
– Anchor, bitts, bilge, bilge keels, bilge pump
– Bobstay, bow, bowsprit, breasthook, bulkhead
– Bulwarks, cam cleat, catheads, capstan, carlin
– Chainplate, centreboard, chine, cleat, coaming
– Keel, keelson, king plank, knee, rib
Rigging and Sails
– Mast, mast step, mizzen, spinnaker, spar
Steering and Control, Deck and Equipment, Miscellaneous Boat Terminology
– Oar, rudder, rowlock, tiller, skeg
– Locker, painter, scuppers, stanchions, toe rail
– Shackle, sheave box, sheer, spring, taff rail Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat_building
Boat building is the design and construction of boats and their systems. This includes at a minimum a hull, with propulsion, mechanical, navigation, safety and other systems as a craft requires.
