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A diver at work on hull maintenance. Ships husbandry or ship husbandry is all aspects of maintenance, cleaning, [1] and general upkeep of the hull, rigging, and equipment of a ship. It may also be used to refer to aspects of maintenance which are not specifically covered by the technical departments. [2]
USS PT-96, built by Huckins at Jacksonville, Florida, underway at high speed, circa 1942. Huckins Yacht Corporation built PT boats for two squadrons during World War II. In 1940, three governing bodies – the Bureau of Ships, the Board of Inspection and Survey, and the Navy Personnel Command – had agreed that all PT boats developed up to that time were defective.
It is used for cleaning or repairing the hull. Before ship's hulls were protected from marine growth by fastening copper sheets over the surface of the hull, fouling by this growth would seriously affect the sailing qualities of a ship, causing a large amount of drag. [1]: 164 As this growth was underwater, removing it was difficult. Beaching ...
New ship being prepared for launch, showing fresh anti-fouling paint Ship hull being cleaned of fouling in drydock. Anti-fouling paint is a specialized category of coatings applied as the outer (outboard) layer to the hull of a ship or boat, to slow the growth of and facilitate detachment of subaquatic organisms that attach to the hull and can affect a vessel's performance and durability.
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The manufacturing rights were later purchased by John Althouse with the intention of restarting production. No new boats are currently being manufactured. The yachts varied in length from 26 to 44 feet, [2] and included express, sport fisherman, sedan and dual cabin models on a semi-planing hull. The series was made of welded aluminum.
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This initiative created the Corsair fiberglass division of Chris-Craft. The Corsair boats were made by Thompson Boat Company of New York in Cortland. In late 1964 Thompson Bros. Boat Mfg. Co. at Peshtigo, Wisconsin subcontracted with Crownline, Inc. of Cairo, Illinois to have the latter make fiberglass boats for them. This was a low-cost means ...