boatbuilding
Crafting seaworthy vessels
Boatbuilding is the craft of constructing boats, from small rowboats to large vessels.
The term covers both traditional methods using wood and modern techniques with fiberglass, aluminum, or composite materials.
His grandfather learned boatbuilding in a Maine shipyard.
The related term shipbuilding typically refers to larger commercial or military vessels.
Full-scale curved drafting
- steamingReleasing hot vapor
- caulkingMaterial for sealing gaps
- laminatingBonding protective plastic layers
- scarfingEating very quickly
fairing · bending · shaping · gluing · riveting · sealing · finishing · fiberglassing
Outer covering or frame
- keelHull's structural base
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- sternStrict or ship's aft
- deckShip's flat surface
gunwale · transom · bulkhead · rudder · mast · rigging · thwart · bilge
Hull's structural base
- ribsThoracic bone set
- plankingWooden boards collectively
- framesRigid enclosing structures
- timberWood for construction
lumber · joinery · chisel · sawdust · planing · sanding · woodgrain · mortise
Vessel construction site
- drydockDrained basin for hull work
- chandleryVessel provisioning establishment
- launchingSetting something in motion
- dockingConnecting to a port
outfitting · watertight · shipwright · boatwright · marina · commission · seaworthy · fitting
Science of liquid motion
- hydrostaticsScience of stationary fluid pressures
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- stabilityResistance to displacement
draft · beam · tonnage · righting · ballast · trim · planing · resistance
lofting
Full-scale curved drafting
- steamingReleasing hot vapor
- caulkingMaterial for sealing gaps
- laminatingBonding protective plastic layers
scarfing · fairing · bending · shaping · gluing · riveting · sealing · finishing · fiberglassing · fiberglass
hull
Outer covering or frame
deck · gunwale · transom · bulkhead · rudder · mast · rigging · thwart · bilge · chines
keel
Hull's structural base
timber · lumber · joinery · chisel · sawdust · planing · sanding · woodgrain · mortise · tenon
shipyard
Vessel construction site
- drydockDrained basin for hull work
- chandleryVessel provisioning establishment
- launchingSetting something in motion
docking · outfitting · watertight · shipwright · boatwright · marina · commission · seaworthy · fitting · hardware
hydrodynamics
Science of liquid motion
- hydrostaticsScience of stationary fluid pressures
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
stability · draft · beam · tonnage · righting · ballast · trim · planing · resistance · propulsion
- shipbuildingshipyards, shipyard, dockyards, dockyard, hull
- Yachtingyacht racing, yacht clubs, regattas, sailboats, sailing vessels
- coastal lifedolphins, pelicans, lighthouses, seagulls, fishing
- craftssewing, knitting, painting, glue, scissors
- woodworkingwoodworking, wood, saw, hammer, drill
- tradeselectrician, plumber, carpenter, welder, mason
build, boat, building, built, builder, boats, rebuilt, rebuilding, builders