Boat Parts
The bottom of our boat
Hull Bottom
Name two finishing tools
Plane, rasp, file, sandpaper
The first step of lofting
Taping down the mylar
Is starboard left or right?
Right
Before GPS existed, sailors got around/routed themselves using…
What is… the starts and/or compass?
The aft transom is
The back of our boat
The tool we use to make straight lines
Ruler
How far apart do nails need to be on a curved line?
3 fingers - one fist
Which direction is left?
Port side
Name one landmark that we saw on our field trip.
….
The front of our boat
Forward Transom
We know something is perfectly level when…
What is… The bubble on the level is between the two lines.
When we are sawing, do we cut on the line?
No! We keep a margin
The line down the middle of some of our pieces is called….
The line of symmetry
Name one maritime career you saw and found interesting on the field trip, and what some of their responsibilities were.
What are… ship mate, chef, captain, tour guide, etc.?
The type of wood we are using for our boat
Plywood
The tool we use to trace curved lines
Spline
The last step of finishing a piece
Sanding
The kind of boat we are making
Sailboat
The direction (clockwise vs counterclockwise) that we went to circumnavigate Manhattan on our field trip.
What is… counterclockwise?
The pieces that go across the middle of our boat (that we used the braces to attach are)…
What are… the frames?
The type of saw we use
Japanese Pull Saw
If something perfectly horizontal is “level”, something perfectly vertical is…
What is… plumb?
The kind of glue we used to attach our hog and stringers (and what we had to add to it to make a chemical reaction)….
What is… gorilla glue?
A nickname used for ships with very tall sails in the 1700’s that we now use to refer to very tall buildings.
What are… skyscrapers?