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1. A towed or self-propelled flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river, canal or coastal transport of heavy goods. 2. Admiral ' s barge: A boat (or aircraft) at the disposal of an admiral (or other high ranking flag officer) for his or her use as transportation between a larger vessel and the shore, or within a harbor. In Royal Navy service ...
Lofting is particularly useful in boat building, when it is used to draw and cut pieces for hulls and keels. These are usually curved, often in three dimensions . Loftsmen at the mould lofts of shipyards were responsible for taking the dimensions and details from drawings and plans, and translating this information into templates, battens ...
1. (ship's boat) A small, light boat propelled by oars or a sail, used as a tender to larger vessels during the Age of Sail. 2. (full-rigged pinnace) A small "race built" galleon, square-rigged with either two or three masts. 3. In modern usage, any small boat other than a launch or lifeboat associated with a larger vessel. pintle
How to Draw Cool Stuff is a series of bestselling self help drawing guides written and illustrated by Catherine V. Holmes [1] and published by Library Tales Publishing. The first book in the series was published in 2014 with subsequent titles released in 2015 and 2016.
A hydroplane (or hydro, or thunderboat) is a fast motorboat, where the hull shape is such that at speed, the weight of the boat is supported by planing forces, rather than simple buoyancy. A key aspect of hydroplanes is that they use the water they are on for lift rather than buoyancy, as well as for propulsion and steering : when travelling at ...
A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size or capacity, its shape, or its ability to carry boats. Small boats are typically used on inland waterways such as rivers and lakes , or in protected coastal areas.
An unusual type of double-outrigger boat design, preserved in scale models in the Pitt Rivers Museum, forms a triangle shape. The front ends of the outriggers are attached directly to the hull, while the rear ends are splayed out. These boats were small and used exclusively as passenger ferries in the Pasig River of the Philippines. [24]
The method for tacking of sailing craft differs, depending on whether they are fore-and aft, square-rigged, a windsurfer, a kitesurfer, or a proa.. Fore-and-aft rig – A fore-and-aft rig permits the wind to flow past the sail, as the craft head through the eye of the wind.