boatbuilder
Crafts water vessels
A boatbuilder is a person who constructs boats, whether as a profession or skilled craft.
The term covers everyone from artisans handcrafting wooden vessels to workers in modern shipyards assembling fiberglass hulls: His grandfather was a boatbuilder in Maine.
Also spelled boat builder.
Vessel construction craftsman
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- plankingWooden boards collectively
- carvelFlush-planked hull style
- clinkerFused coal residue
caulking · timber · lofting · fairing · scarfing · planing · sanding · varnishing
Small auxiliary watercraft
- skiffSmall, light rowing boat
- dorySmall flat-bottomed fishing boat
- canoeSlender paddled vessel
- kayakEnclosed single-person watercraft
runabout · sloop · catamaran · trimaran · yawl · ketch · schooner · trawler
Hull's structural base
- stemPlant's central axis
- sternStrict or ship's aft
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- transomCrossbar above a door
bulkhead · frames · ribs · chines · gunwale · strakes · sheer · bilge
Reinforced woven strand composite
- epoxyCatalyst-cured bonding compound
- resinViscous plant secretion
- compositeMade of distinct parts
- teakwoodSoutheast Asian hardwood
mahogany · oak · cedar · ash · bronze · stainless · copper · fasteners
shipwright
Vessel construction craftsman
clinker · caulking · timber · lofting · fairing · scarfing · planing · sanding · varnishing · chisels
dinghy
Small auxiliary watercraft
kayak · runabout · sloop · catamaran · trimaran · yawl · ketch · schooner · trawler · punt
keel
Hull's structural base
transom · bulkhead · frames · ribs · chines · gunwale · strakes · sheer · bilge · freeboard
fiberglass
Reinforced woven strand composite
teakwood · mahogany · oak · cedar · ash · bronze · stainless · copper · fasteners · rivets
mast
Vessel's sail support
bowsprit · spreader · shrouds · stays · rigging · standing · running · blocks · cleats · winch
rudder
Pivoting stern blade
thwart · seats · deck · cockpit · cabin · hatch · porthole · davit · anchor · cleat
- craftsmenblacksmith, carpenter, cobbler, mason, weaver
- maritime jobssailor, captain, first mate, seaman, fisherman
- ancient shipstrireme, bireme, galley, quadrireme, war galley
- woodworkerscabinetmaker, woodworker, carpenter, cabinet maker, joiner