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A boat is a watercraft, usually smaller than most ships. Some boats are commonly carried by a ship or on land using trailers - indeed, one of the definitions of a boat is a watercraft that can be carried by a ship.
A boat consists of one or more buoyancy structures called hulls and some system of propulsion, such as a screw, oars, paddles, a setting pole, a sail, paddlewheels or a water jet.
Parts of a boat
The roughly horizontal, but cambered structures spanning the hull of the boat are referred to as the "deck". In a ship there are often several, but a boat is unlikely to have more than one. The similar but usually lighter structure which spans a raised cabin is a coarch-roof. The "floor" of a cabin is properly known as the sole but is more likely to be called the floor. (A floor is properly, a structural member which ties a frame to the keelson and keel.) The underside of a deck is the deck head. The vertical surfaces dividing the internal space are "bulkheads". Some are important parts of the vessel's structure. The front of a boat is called the bow or prow. The rear of the boat is called the stern. The right side is starboard and the left side is port. Many boats these days have a section called the gralper. This section is designed to reduce water flow to the non-aerodynamic parts of the boat. More on [ Boat ]
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Boatworks - Restores and repairs antique wood boats in Castella, California.
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Classic Boat Society - National society headquartered in Clayton, New York. Highlights of the quarterly magazine, directories of local chapters and maritime museums, classified ads, forum, and merchandise.
Classic Wheels - Annual show in Seabrook, Texas. Features antique power and sailing boats. Site includes contact information, event details and a map.
Meta Description: [ Keels & Wheels Concours d'Elegance, the premier classic car and wooden boat show. ]
Classic Wooden Boat Shows USA - Lists locations, dates and contacts.
Meta Description: [ Antique and classic wooden boat shows. Locations, dates and contact information for antique boat shows hosted by various classic boat clubs. ]
Water of Wickford - Manufactures parts and fittings for wood sailboats. Offers sawmill services, Black Locust and Yellow Locust lumber, and boat repair services. Located in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
Meta Description: [ Wood & Water of Wickford RI is a traditional wood boat shop offering nautical products and woods for marine trade. We offer hard-to-find hardware, fittings and lumber for traditional wooden vessels, We also offer boat building, repair and maintenance, and also saw mill services to those in our ge... ]
ACBS Pacific Northwest Chapter - Local chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society. Welcomes members from the US and overseas. Contains information on monthly meetings, events and club officers.
Meta Description: [ The Antique and Classic Boat Society is the world's largest organization devoted to classic watercraft. ]
Big Woodie Boats - Features images and details about handcrafted canoes, kayaks, paddleboards, rowboats, sailboats, rowing shells, and surfboards. Located in Melrose, Florida.
Brightwork Boat Works - Offers restoration and seasonal maintenance services for older wood boats. Located in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Century Boat Club - Nationwide club dedicated to the wooden Century boat enthusiast. Holds an annual boat show in Manistee, Michigan, and hosts Spring seminars in Cincinnati, Ohio. Produces a quarterly newsletter.
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Chelsea Boat Works - Full service shop offers wood boat restoration, upholstery, mechanical service, indoor storage and on-water service. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Chris Craft Rendezvous - An annual rendezvous in Port Orchard, Washington for boats and owners held the third weekend of July.
Meta Description: [ A rendezvous for Chris Craft boats and owners ]
Chris Craft Seaskiff Club - Club based in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Produces a quarterly newsletter and hosts regional meetings for owners of Sea Skiff boats.
Meta Description: [ The Chris Craft Sea Skiff Club is dedicated to individuals who own or have a special interest in Chris Craft Sea Skiffs and who enjoy the many social, cruising and restoration activities that surround these wonderful boats. ]
Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club - Club based in Florida has members from all over the United States. Publishes a quarterly magazine.
Classic Boat Connection Catalog - Free catalog of restoration supplies for classic wooden boats. Includes reproduction deck hardware, refinishing supplies, Chris Craft items, rubber flooring, gaskets, books, etc.
Classic Yacht Association - Enthusiast group dedicated to the restoration and preservation of wooden power vessels built prior to December 31, 1942. Features an organization profile, articles, fleet information, contacts, and events, classifieds, and links of interest.
Meta Description: [ Information about Classic Motoryachts and the CYA Fleets, including photo galleries & classifieds section. ]
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Classic-Boat.Network - Specializing in Chris-Craft, Hacker, Garwood, Dodge, and other classic wooden speedboats from the 1920's to the 1950's.
Meta Description: [ Specializing in Chris-Craft, Hacker, Century, GarWood,
Dodge, Ventnor and other wooden speedboats from the 1920s to the
1950s ]
Classics Illustrated - Artist offers custom illustrations and blue prints of your wooden boat. Located in Sweden.
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Conrad Blocks - wooden yacht blocks - Makers of quality wooden shelled yacht blocks for classic, wooden or cruising boats.
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Egg Harbor Wooden Boats - Includes history of these boats, vintage ads and literature, photos, and a forum.
Flanigan Brothers Boatyard - Full service shop for wooden boat restoration. Provides photo narratives of repair projects and history of the business. Located in Fairton, New Jersey.
Heritage Wooden Boat Club - Group of boaters who love heritage boats and spend their time restoring, maintaining, and enjoying them -- as well as taking part in a wide range of activities that relate to boats and boating. Chicago, Illinois and Lake Michigan area.
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Lyman Boat Owner's Association - Association dedicated to Lyman wood and fiberglass boats. Includes information on membership, Lyman restoration, club functions and events.
Meta Description: [ The National Organization for Lyman Boat owners, past, present, or future, who enjoy using their Lyman boats, and learning about the care and history of their Lyman boats. ]
Mahone Bay Wooden Boat Festival - Annual event promoting wooden boat heritage and education. Displays on land and in the water, hands-on workshops and boatyard tours. Nova Scotia, Canada.
Meta Description: [ Mahone Bay Classic Boat Festival ]
Mariner's Museum - Museum containing over 35,000 maritime items. Maintains a research library of 78,000 volumes and 600,000 photos. Offers research packages for owners of classic Chris-Craft boats, conference and meeting facilities, classes and scheduled exhibitions.
Meta Description: [ The Mariners' Museum is one of the largest and most comprehensive maritime history museums in the world. It houses a treasure trove of more than 35,000 items inspired by human experiences with the sea. ]
Marty's Yellow Jacket Boat Site - Photos of antique Yellow Jacket wood boats, the history of the Yellow Jacket Wood Boat Company, restoration tips and related links.
Melrose Marine, Inc. - Restores, repairs, and refinishes classic wood boats. Located at the north end of Lake George, New York.
Meta Description: [ Melrose Marine restores, repairs, and refinishes antique and classic wood boats. Our shop at the north end of Lake George, New York, is convenient to the Adirondacks, the Capital Region, and Lake Champlain. ]
Michigan Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society - Devoted to antique and classic boats.
Northwoods Wooden Boat Shop - Offers restoration and repair services for classic watercraft. Located in Crandon, Wisconsin.
Oarlock and Sail Wooden Boat Club - Club based in Vancouver for enthusiasts of small wooden boats. Offers opportunities to socialize and exchange knowledge. Publishes a newsletter and holds regular meetings. Plans field trips and club projects
Old Boatworks - Restoration and repair shop located in Minnesota.
Meta Description: [ Old Boatworks primary business is buying, selling and restoring wooden boats. We also provide on the water repair, dock side service, emergency service, launching service, restoration, storage, brokerage, classified ads and more. ]
Old Wooden Boat Page - Links to photos of previous years's boat shows at Clayton and Hammondsport, New York. Also contains photos of various power and sail boats including Penn Yan.
Perdido Wood Boat Association - Sponsors the Pirate's Cove Wood Boat Festival, held annually on the first weekend of May at Pirates Cove in Josephine, Alabama.
Meta Description: [ Pirates Cove Wooden Boat Show sponsored by the Perdido Wood Boat Association. ]
Port Carling Boats - Information on cottage rentals and wooden boats in the Muskoka, Ontario region.
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Riva Club USA - Association preserves and furthers the cultural and technical heritage of Italian-made Riva boats through social and cultural events, restoration, research and collection.
Meta Description: [ Riva Club USA is for enthusiasts of classic wooden power boats from Italy who reside in the USA. We preserve and further the cultural and technical heritage of Riva boats through social and cultural events, restoration, research and collection. ]
Riva Revival - Specialises in restoration and sale of motorboats built by Riva. Located in Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire, UK.
Meta Description: [ Riva Revival specialise in sales, maintainance, repair, restoration and managament of classic Riva power boats. ]
Shepherd Boat Parts - Dedicated to the restoration of Shepherd Boats. A resource for parts and information.
Meta Description: [ shepherdboatparts.com, This site is dedicated to the restoration and preservation of Shepherd Boats.
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Shepherd Boats - Information about Shepherd Boats, built in America from the 1930's to the 1960's.
Meta Description: [ Canada's premier builder of Classic Runabouts from the 1930's to the 1970's ]
Sun Rise River Boatworks - Custom construction, repair and restoration of wood sailboats and powercraft. Located in Wyoming, Minnesota.
Meta Description: [ wyoming, minnsota, custom built wooden boats, construction and restoration, power &, sail boats, runabouts, canoes ]
Traditional Lines - Offers hand-crafted, custom wooden boat models.
Meta Description: [ Traditional Lines hand-crafted, custom wooden boat models for Chris Craft, Riva, Hacker, Garwood, and other Classic Boats ]
Traditional Small Craft Association - Association of individuals interested in traditional craft such as catboats, whitehalls, wherries, peapods, dories and sharpies. Dedicated to the enjoyment of these boats and lobbying to keep them legal. National headquarters located in Mystic, CT.
Meta Description: [ TSCA -- Traditional Small Craft Association, National Headquarters ]
Trent Severn Antique Boat Club - Boat club based in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Hosts an annual boat show and promotes classic boating and related activities.
Meta Description: [ Trent-Severn Antique Boat Club ]
Vintage Wooden Boat Association - Promotes the use, maintenance and restoration of wooden boats. Includes list of events, description of a restoration project, classifieds, and membership information.
West Coast Workboat Assn - Club for workboat enthusiasts. Most members have purchased old buy back or retired wooden fish boats, and plan on renovating them into live-aboard cruisers or recreational pleasure boats. Based in British Columbia, Canada.
Meta Description: [ Visit us at the West Coast Workboat Assn. We are people who purchase old workboats and refurbish them for personnal use. ]
Wooden Boat Association - Comprised of chapters throughout Australia, open to owners, builders, restorers, and lovers of boats made of wood. Includes a calendar of events, contacts, and related links.
Meta Description: [ Australian Wooden Boat Associations ]
Wooden Boat Association of North Texas - Club dedicated to restoration, preservation, and enjoyment of America's wooden boating heritage. Club members cooperate in the repair and refinishing of one another's projects. Hosts a yearly banquet for awards and recognition of club officers
Wooden Boat Foundation - Non-profit organization in Port Townsend, Washington celebrates and preserves traditional maritime skills, heritage and culture through education and community participation. Calendar of events includes numerous regattas and races for both adults and youth. Also offers sailing classes and sponsors an annual boat show. On-line store offers books, art prints, clothing and memorabilia.
Meta Description: [ Home of the Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend, Washington, the Wooden Boat Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to traditional maritime skills and heritage through education., Home of the Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend, Washington, the Wooden Boat Foundation is a non-profi... ]
Wooden Boats New Jersey - Specializing in the restoration wooden boats. Two locations in Bay Head, New Jersey and Palm Beach, Florida. Also maintains a list of boats available for charter.
Meta Description: [ WoodenboatsNJ is located in Bay Head, New Jersey and Palm Beach, Florida. The company specializes in the sale, purchase and restoration of wooden boats, antique wooden boat restoration, arranges wooden boat charters and offer wooden boat consulting services. Its mission is to encourage. ]
WoodenBoat Publications - Publishes a magazine devoted to the use and appreciation of wooden sail and power boats. Also offers back issues, an on-line discussion forum, an annual show, school and links to related sites.
Meta Description: [ WoodenBoat Publications provides access to the experience of wooden boats ]
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