| One of the oldest branches of engineering is boat | | | | to construct the ship's hull; however, if you intend to |
| building. It is concerned with constructing the hulls of | | | | build a boat using these new wood species, you need |
| boats and for sailboats, the masts, spars and rigging. | | | | to take extra attention to make sure that the wood |
| Building wood boats is more popular to amateur boat | | | | is indeed FSC certified. Normally, the wood is covered |
| builders due to the reason that wood is cheap, | | | | by a covering, epoxy for instance. Structural polymer |
| buoyant, widely available and can be constructed | | | | (SP) method or the much older West method is |
| easily. | | | | being used in epoxy covering. |
| Click Here For Plans 4 Boats Instant Access Now! | | | | Usually, teak is being used to construct the deck, |
| For beginners, it is ideal to learn the parts of a boat | | | | while keruing, azobe, merbau are used for the beams. |
| such as; the bow, bulkhead, chines, deck, gunwale, | | | | You will need glue, screws and/or nails in order to join |
| keel, keelson, rudder, sheer, stem, stern, strake and | | | | the wooden components. |
| transom. You may search for the definition of each | | | | Some types of wood construction that amateurs |
| boat part upon deciding if you want to build one. | | | | usually apply includes; carvel, which involves attaching |
| Wood usually does not resist abrasions and if fresh | | | | wooden planks to a frame to form a smooth hull; |
| water or aquatic organisms will be allowed to | | | | lapstrake is a technique wherein wooden planks are |
| penetrate the wood it will be a cause for | | | | fixed to each other with a slight overlap that is |
| deterioration. Generally, oak and cedar are selected | | | | beveled for a firm fit; strip planking method is mostly |
| for building wood boats (in building the ship's hull), due | | | | preferred by amateurs in building wooden boat since |
| to its rot resistance characteristic. Woods such as | | | | it is fast, avoids complicated temporary jig work and |
| mahogany, okoume and iroko are also being utilized | | | | shaping of the planks are not required. |