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[Texas Boater]

Here is a stupid newbie question - I am just staring the restoration on my 1958 CC Sportsman, I have studied Danenberg’s book, searched through this and all the other wooden boat forums and find that my biggest stumbling block is getting up to speed with all the shipwright terminology used.

Now I am no dummy and deal with complex and senseless government (NASA) acronyms all day long – but for some reason my 50 year old brain is having trouble getting up to speed with where the darn sheer clamp is compared to the chine or sheer, or what the heck half-breaths are, etc… So I find myself stopping every other word and trying to lookup what the term means and then trying to get back into the text! I fell like I am trying to learn to read for the first time all over again!

Now I am sure by the time this restoration is finished (1 year – 5 years – infinity!) I will be familiar enough that I will at least sound like an expert but for now I am a bit lost!

Therefore, what I would like to locate is a clear and thorough pictorial reference that illustrates all of the boat and its frame work labeled for dummies like me. Actually I am only looking for this information where it applies to my Chris Craft! So a 17 foot Chris Craft utility from the late 1950’s.

If anyone knows of a book or website or ancient scroll where I can find this type of data and help this old fart gets up to speed, I would be very grateful.

[RonW]

http://www.glen-l.com

Look under --usefull information, then glossary of boatbuilding terms.

[Paul Girouard]

Tex" How to build a wooden boat" by David C. "Bud" McIntosh might help ya . Not all in one "illustrated page " but sort of all thru the book , good rendings / nomenclatures .

G/L much like house building nomenclature MTL different areas call the same part a different name

Paul

[pcford]

There is a poster....somewhere....that is an exploded or cutaway illustration of a runabout with all the parts named. I've seen it around for years...it's modern...I must have seen it in Wooden Boat but I don't know. It's exactly what you need if you can find it.

[emichaels]

Our host sells a great poster labeling the parts of a common, full keel sailboat. http://www.woodenboatstore.com/prodi...number=710-008

Eric

[pcford]

Our host sells a great poster labeling the parts of a common, full keel sailboat. http://www.woodenboatstore.com/prodi...number=710-008

Eric

That's the same style as the one I was talking about. Must have been a wooden boat product.

[almeyer]

Something like this might also help. Also available from our host. Aw, what the heck, get both the runabout and the sailboat poster.
Al

[almeyer]

Well, I took emichael's advice and bought the sailboat poster, it's very well done and not at all expensive. I'm not really interested in powerboats, at least not yet - that could change. Only trouble is, it's really too nice to hang in the garage, er, boatshop. But there's a lot of nomenclature on that poster, it's going to be a big help on my still-learning curve. Texas Boater, if I'm not mistraken, you're just up the road from me. Send me a private message with your phone number and address, and I'll swing up there and let you take a gander to see if it's what you're looking for.
Al

[Elcoholic]

Texas Boater is actually Salvador Dali? Who wudda thunk it?

[katiedobe]

Texas Boater if you are smart you will take AlMeyer up on his offer.