boat building
Crafting water vessels
Boat building is the craft of constructing boats and ships, from small wooden dinghies to large vessels.
The term covers both traditional methods using wood, planks, and hand tools, and modern techniques with fiberglass, aluminum, or composites.
He learned boat building from his grandfather on the Maine coast.
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- shipwrightVessel construction craftsman
- canoeSlender paddled vessel
- shipyardVessel construction site
- dry dockDrained vessel repair enclosure
keel · rudder · planking · wooden hull · frigate · craftsmanship · hand tools · hull · maritime heritage · lofting · stern · bow · dinghy · transom · longboat · dory · cutter · barque
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Wind-propelled water travel
boating · navigation · seamanship · seafaring · yachting