Trawler
A Trawler is a type of recreational powerboat and is so named because it looks similar to a commercial fishing trawler. Like commercial fishing boat, a cruising trawler has a displacement hull and the pilothouse is raised. The engine and mechanical room is located under the main cabin and can be fairly large. Generally trawlers have a single engine and a large fuel capacity. Combined with the competence of a displacement hull, trawlers usually can go far before needing to be refueled and can be home for between 2 to 8 persons for many days and can be a permanent home.
Its ranges vary from 30 to 70 feet.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Raft
A raft is some flat floating structure for travel over water. It is the most basic of boat design, characterized by the lack of a hull. Instead, rafts are kept afloat using any mixture of buoyant materials such as wood, sealed barrels, or overstated air chambers. Traditional or antique rafts are constructing of wood or reeds. Present rafts may also use pontoons, drums, or extruded polystyrene blocks. Hot-air balloon rafts use durable, multi-layered rubberized fabrics, Depending on it’s utilize and size; it may contain a superstructure, masts, or rudders.
Timber rafting is used by the logging industry for the carrying of logs, by tying them together into rafts, and traveling or pulling them down a river. This method was very common up until the center of the 20th century but is now hardly used.
The type of raft used for spare time rafting is almost completely an inflatable boat, manufactured of flexible materials for use on whitewater.
A raft is some flat floating structure for travel over water. It is the most basic of boat design, characterized by the lack of a hull. Instead, rafts are kept afloat using any mixture of buoyant materials such as wood, sealed barrels, or overstated air chambers. Traditional or antique rafts are constructing of wood or reeds. Present rafts may also use pontoons, drums, or extruded polystyrene blocks. Hot-air balloon rafts use durable, multi-layered rubberized fabrics, Depending on it’s utilize and size; it may contain a superstructure, masts, or rudders.
Timber rafting is used by the logging industry for the carrying of logs, by tying them together into rafts, and traveling or pulling them down a river. This method was very common up until the center of the 20th century but is now hardly used.
The type of raft used for spare time rafting is almost completely an inflatable boat, manufactured of flexible materials for use on whitewater.
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Pirogue
A pirogue is a small, flat-botomed boat of a design associated mainly with West African fishermen and the Cajuns of the Louisiana marsh. These boats are not typically intended for over-night travel but are light and small sufficient to be easily taken onto land. The design also allows the pirogue to move through very shallow water and be simply turned over to drain any water that may get into the boat. The pirogue's motion comes from paddles that contain one blade (as opposed to a kayak paddle, which has two). It can also be punted with a pole in low water.
There is not one pirogue plan, are several. Besides small pirogues as seen on the picture, there are also pirogues that can hold up to ten men with paddles and also characteristic a main sail. These are not planned (and should not be used) for open waters. They are only (and best) used close to shore.
A pirogue is a small, flat-botomed boat of a design associated mainly with West African fishermen and the Cajuns of the Louisiana marsh. These boats are not typically intended for over-night travel but are light and small sufficient to be easily taken onto land. The design also allows the pirogue to move through very shallow water and be simply turned over to drain any water that may get into the boat. The pirogue's motion comes from paddles that contain one blade (as opposed to a kayak paddle, which has two). It can also be punted with a pole in low water.
There is not one pirogue plan, are several. Besides small pirogues as seen on the picture, there are also pirogues that can hold up to ten men with paddles and also characteristic a main sail. These are not planned (and should not be used) for open waters. They are only (and best) used close to shore.
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