Rowboats and Rafts

The crew of most paddlewheel steamboats often viewed the men working on the rafts with a mix of disdain and sympathy. They considered the raftmen as rough and unrefined, reflecting a lower social status, yet they recognized the hard labor and skill required for their work. This ambivalence stemmed from the economic realities of river life, where both groups relied on the waterways for their livelihoods. Overall, while there was a degree of camaraderie among riverworkers, social hierarchies influenced their perceptions of each other.

Also reffered to as 'slab footing' and it consists of concrete footing beams integrated into the concrete floor slab.

first, you cut out the desings you want. then, press them together

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One cubic foot of water weighs 62.42796 pounds. The volume of a 10 foot long 6 inch diameter cylinder is 1.96350 cubic feet, thus it displaces 122.5770 pounds of water when fully submerged.

As I do not know the wall thickness of the PVC pipe and caps you plan to use I cannot calculate its weight. However if I assume for illustration purposes that the pipe weighs 5 pounds per foot and each cap weighs 2 pounds, then the capped pipe weighs 54 pounds. Subtracting this would mean that the capped pipe will support 68.5770 pounds when fully submerged.

Do not trust this final number because as I stated I guessed at the weight of the PVC components so that I could illustrate the calculation. Determine the actual weight of the PVC components you are using yourself and recalculate that final subtraction. Also for safety you should provide a margin of at least 10% on your final values to allow for anything that may not have been accounted for.

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A single hull boat has only one hull, which is the standard for boats. Catamarans have two, or twin hulls.

yes all boats need to be registered in Ohio including inflatable boats

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One thing to note: any rope that is secured to a boat is referred to being a "line"

So, why is a bow line on a dinghy called a painter? ... why is a dinghy called a dinghy? It's just it's given name.

I'm not sure that it is just a given name. Many boat terms have a practical or historical origin. 'Starboard' for instance originated as 'steer board'. Before rudders were invented (why is it called a rudder anyway?) some boats were steered with a board mounted on the side of the boat, usually on the right side, and so the right side of the boat eventually became known as Starboard. The left side was known as 'Leeboard' and was eventually changed to 'Port' because starboard and leeboard sounded too much alike.

So, I was painting my dinghy last week. The 'painter' is attached with a braided loop. I did not want to detach it and have to re-braid it (just laziness) and as a result my 'painter' got paint on it. That is what led me here. I don't know the answer, but just calling it a 'given name' seems perhaps too simplistic.

One hub of steamboat building was in Fayette County, Pennsylvania at Uniontown PA on the Monongahela River. "The Mon" River met the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers north at Pittsburgh PA (was called Pittsburg* with no h). Using the Ohio River, ships with cargo and passengers could travel all the way to the Mississippi River! There, ships could go north or south, which opened more markets for goods to be sold. Steamboat transportation along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers greatly increased. Previously, men used rafts with a rope attached at both shores just to cross the Mon River; raft travel downstream was dangerous and fraught with problems.

Inflatable rafts are generally constructed of either Hypalon rubber, or Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC). Both of these materials are considered "Bomb Proof" and are used in commercial rafting operations. PVC tends to deteriorate quicker under high UV exposure at altitudes.

PVC employs the use of seams where as Hypalon rubber is a seamless weld. Hypalon is more expensive, but is made to last a life time unlike PVC.

each liferaft is equippped with water to support the full complement it can hold.the amount is 0.5 litres for each member to be taken daily except in the first 24 hrs.in total each person has 1.5 litres to himself.with sufficient time of escape from the ship extra water and provision can be carried to the liferaft.this arrangement however can be supplemented by a desalting device capable of producing an equal capacity of water in 2 hours.the liferaft is also built in such a way that it can trap rain water that may be used for drinkin.note that sea water SHOULD NOT be taken.

This type of boat is called a "Shell". I'm assuming you are referring to the long craft with 4 or 8 oarsman, usually with a person called a "coxswain". When the oarsman handle one oar each, the boat is a shell, if the oarsman handle two oars each, it is a "Scull". I know I have seen 8-man (or woman) shells on tv coverage. I am not sure that the sculls are also olympic events, but I would assume they are.

shells are seen as 2, 4, or 8 oarsman

I have seen sculls as 1, 2, an I believe 4 oarsmen.

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The elves in "The Hobbit" did not know how the dwarves could have travelled there. They thought the barrels were all empty.

it sailed from Peru to polynesia

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