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2. Chine (boating) - Wikipedia

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   Chine log construction is a method of building hard-chine boat hulls. Hard chines are common in plywood hulls, while soft chines are often found on fiberglass hulls. Traditional planked hulls in most cultures are built by placing wooden planks oriented parallel to the waterflow and attached to bent wooden frames.

3. Strip-built - Wikipedia

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   Strip-built, or "strip-plank epoxy ", is a method of boat building. [1] Also known as cold molding, the strip-built method is commonly used for canoes and kayaks, but also suitable for larger boats. The process involves securing narrow, flexible strips of wood edge-to-edge around temporary formers. The temporary formers are usually created via ...

4. Spiling (boat building) - Wikipedia

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   Spiling (boat building) Spiling is a technique used in building wooden boats in which a smaller component is used as a pattern against which the outline of a larger component can be drawn. This is often used for creating planks on traditionally built boats that have complex shapes. [1][2] Spiling step 1 : transferring the shape from the hull ...

5. Frame (nautical) - Wikipedia

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   Frame (nautical) In ships, frames are ribs that are transverse bolted or welded to the keel. 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 ...

6. Capstan (nautical) - Wikipedia

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   A capstan is a vertical- axled rotating machine developed for use on sailing ships to multiply the pulling force of sailors when hauling ropes, cables, and hawsers. The principle is similar to that of the windlass, which has a horizontal axle. The capstan and the anchor windlass on the deck below that it drives.

7. Maruko-bune - Wikipedia

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   Maruko-bune. The stern of a 'maruko-bune' cargo boat. An exhibit at the Lake Biwa Museum, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. A maruko-bune (丸子船) is a type of traditional wooden sailing boat, the design of which is unique to the Lake Biwa region, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The name is related to the rounded shape of the hulls in cross section, " maru ...