Boat Parts
Tools
Process
Miscellaneous
Field trip and Random Boat Facts
100

The bottom of our boat

Hull Bottom

100

Name two finishing tools

Plane, rasp, file, sandpaper

100

The first step of lofting

Taping down the mylar

100

Is starboard left or right?

Right

100

Before GPS existed, sailors got around/routed themselves using…

What is… the starts and/or compass?

200

The aft transom is

The back of our boat

200

The tool we use to make straight lines

Ruler

200

What kind of wood did we use for our sheer clamps (the bendy pieces we curved around the sides)?

Cedar

200

Which direction is left?

Port side

200

The name of our boat is…

Poseidon's Wrath >:D

300

The front of our boat

Forward Transom

300

We know something is perfectly level when…

What is… The bubble on the level is between the two lines.

300

When we are sawing, do we cut on the line?

No! We keep a margin

300

The line down the middle of some of our pieces is called….

The line of symmetry

300

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.?

400

The main type of wood we are using for our boat

Plywood

400

The tool we use to trace curved lines

Spline

400

The last step of finishing a piece

Sanding

400

The kind of boat we are making

Sailboat

400

Name one thing that will be different about our boat the next time you see it at the launch.

Mast, sails, fiberglass, etc.!

500

The pieces that go across the middle of our boat (that we used the braces to attach are)…

What are… the frames?

500

The type of saw we use

Japanese Pull Saw

500

If something perfectly horizontal is “level”, something perfectly vertical is…

What is… plumb?

500

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?

500

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?