Boat speak terms we use to describe our designs. this glossary was originally published in our webletters. if you have any suggestions for additions, or corrections. A scow, in the original sense, is a flat-bottomed boat with a blunt bow, often used to haul bulk freight; cf. barge. the etymology of the word is from the dutch. 1 sheet + is an attempt to make a nice looking, good performing small boat out of a single sheet of plywood. with a 30" beam and a length of 88", the boat achieves 4.
A pt boat (short for patrol torpedo boat) was a torpedo-armed fast attack craft used by the united states navy in world war ii. it was small, fast, and inexpensive to. Description and drawings of dix 430 cruising catamaran sailboat proposal for amateur or professional boat builders. A glossary of terms associated with engineered word products, grades, and uses..