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http://www.loc.gov/folklife/guides/Boatbuilding.htmlBarnegat Bay sneakbox: A small, round-bottom waterfowling boat of Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, origin.
Bateau (pl. Bateaux): A flat-bottomed boat with flaring sides and raked bow and stern.
Bayman-skills: The abilities necessary to perform water-related tasks in regions such as Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, where marine industry is both land and water-based.
Birch-bark canoe: A canoe with hull covered by one or more pieces of stitched birch-bark.
Boom: A spar used to extend the foot of a sail.
Bushwack boat: A boat propelled by pulling surrounding plant growth or overhanging trees.
Canal boat: A boat designed for use on narrow, man-made waterways and used primarily for hauling bulk loads.
Canoe: A light, narrow boat with pointed, usually symmetric ends typically propelled by hand-held paddle.
Caulking: The process or material used to make the joint between two planks watertight.
Clinker-built: See "Lap-streak."
Corking: See "Caulking."
Crab garvey: A small, flat-bottomed boat commonly found along the New Jersey coast with broad, square ends used for catching and transporting crabs.
Cross-planking: The process of installing bottom planks perpendicular to a boat's centerline.
Cypress: The wood derived from a variety of evergreen tree of the pine family unique to swampland.
Deck: A horizontal surface in a boat.
Deck gear: All items necessary for the operation of a watercraft kept within immediate reach of the crew.
Decoy: An imitation waterfowl, usually carved from wood, used by a hunter to lure prey.
Double-ender: A boat with symmetric, or nearly symmetric, bow and stern.
Ferry: A boat used to transport passengers, vehicles, or goods.
Fiberglass: A synthetic material that, when combined with resin, grows hard and waterproof. Commonly utilized in boat construction.
Flanger: A small, flat-bottomed boat.
Frame: A transverse rib-like structure to which planking is attached.
Framing: The process of constructing a frame.
Guide boat: A boat designed primarily for guiding.
Guiding: The act of leading a party, usually a hunting party, through hazardous and or inaccessible terrain.
Gun boat: A military boat laden with one or more large artillery pieces.
Hull: The body of a boat exclusive of upper decks and rigging.
Jig: A frame or guide upon which a boat's superstructure is constructed.
Johnboat: A narrow, flat-bottomed, square-ended boat used primarily on inland waterways.
Kayak: A decked, canoe-like boat of Eskimo origin.
Lap-streak (strake): A method of hull planking in which each plank overlaps the next by a short distance.
Lofting: The process of enlarging to full size the contours and dimensions of a hull as represented by blueprint.
Marine railway: A segment of track used to transport large boats short distances from land to water.
Marine propeller: A forged, screw-like device fastened to the end of a boat engine's drive shaft, converting engine rotation to forward or reverse thrust.
Mast: A vertical spar extending from a deck supporting both mast and rigging.
Outboard motor: A small, usually stern-mounted, single thrust unit containing an engine, drive shaft, and propeller.
Oyster tonging: The process of lifting oysters from their beds using oyster tongs.
Oyster tongs: A scissors-like tool used to capture and lift oysters from their beds below the water line.
Pirogue: A canoe-like boat primarily of the dugout variety.
Plank canoe: A canoe with hull composed of planks.
Planking: The strips of timber composing a boat's exterior hull structure.
Plywood: A composite wood product formed of several veneers of varying wood types.
Pondbox: A small, square, one-man waterfowling boat not intended for transportation.
Quahog: A thick-shelled, American clam.
Railbird: A variety of waterfowl common to New Jersey marshlands.
Rib: A lateral member of a boat's superstructure usually steam-bent and evenly spaced.
Rigging: All running and standing lines used to control and support sails and spars.
Shipfitting: The process of arranging structural members prior to welding or riveting. Commonly associated with naval ship construction.
Skiff: A small, light rowing or sailing boat.
Skipjack: A wide, sail-powered, oyster dredging boat found primarily on the Chesapeake Bay.
Sneakbox: See "Barnegat Bay sneakbox."
Stern: The rear segment of a boat.
Strip canoe: A canoe with hull composed of narrow, wooden slats.
Through hull: Any hardware that penetrates the hull so as to necessitate the removal of a hull cross-section.
Tow boat: A boat used to pull barges, bulk loads, or other boats.
Wangan boat: A boat used for carrying provisions.
