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2. Wyoming (schooner) - Wikipedia

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   Wyoming was an American wooden six-masted schooner built and completed in 1909 by the Percy & Small Shipyard in Bath, Maine. [1] With a length of 450 ft (140 m) from jib-boom tip to spanker boom tip, Wyoming was the largest known wooden ship ever built.

3. John Gardner (boat builder) - Wikipedia

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   Gardner also popularized many small boat designs that had been unique to a certain town or region by making plans available and offering commentary on their attributes. He worked tirelessly to show that traditional working small craft could be readily adapted to pleasure use, starting a trend among small boat aficionados which endures today. [5]

4. List of ships built at John I. Thornycroft & Company, Chiswick

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   10 The Norwegian torpedo boat Rap (Known as the Maelstrom [22] before delivery) was the first in a long series of small fast boats built of steel for naval service. The boat has been preserved at the Royal Norwegian Navy Museum at Horten. 1874 unnamed launch #24 1874 Admiralty No.58 #25 A pinnace for the Royal Navy, capable of 9.2 knots. [23 ...

5. Dark Harbor 17 1/2 - Wikipedia

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   The Dark Harbor 17 1/2 is a 25 ft 10 in long class of sailboat designed by B.B.Crowninshield in 1908 as a daysailer and racer. [1] The mainsail is gaff rigged, with a jib that attaches to the masthead and bow. The displacement hull has a full keel hull with lead ballast and classic lines.

6. G-W Invader - Wikipedia

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   The "G-W" indicated the last names of the founders. The initial designs of 10 and 16 footers were that of sport racing boats with a very low profile, low weight, and shallow draft. The Invader hulls and decks were constructed of fiberglass over a wood structure or frame. Models were available in a variety of colors as well as unique color ...

7. Boat building - Wikipedia

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   Wood is the traditional boat building material used for hull and spar construction. It is buoyant, widely available and easily worked. It is a popular material for small boats (of e.g. 6-metre (20 ft) length; such as dinghies and sailboats).

8. Enterprise (dinghy) - Wikipedia

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   Early boats, wooden and GRP, used buoyancy bags fixed under the benches and thwarts for internal buoyancy but nowadays foam reinforced plastic boats have built in buoyancy tanks improving stiffness and removing much of the maintenance associated with air-filled bags. Wooden boats still tend to have buoyancy bags to the rear and a forward bulkhead.

9. Nordic Folkboat - Wikipedia

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   By 1994, 110 boats were reportedly being sailed in the US. [2] [4] [22] In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "the boat is noted for its seaworthy character. With an iron keel, it has raced in winds of 40 knots and often carries full sail in 20-25. Most boats have two bunks, and perhaps a vee-berth forward, with camping gear used for cooking.