Centerboard Trunk 

 Mast 



Typical sailboat parts of a typical centerboard craft 



opposite to the first layer. As many as five or seven layers are ptit on in 

 this manner, each running more or less crisscross to the layer under and 

 above it. More layers may be used in certain parts of the hull, where more 

 strength is needed. Once all the piles are on and stapled, the hull and 

 mold are placed in an autoclave, where the glue is permanently set under 

 pressure. The resulting hull is a single, strong bottom of molded plywood. 

 Molded-plywood sailboat hulls, because of their absence of framing and 

 their thin, molded skin, are extremely lightweight, strong and require 

 little upkeep. Also, the molded hull has more "give" to it than the sheet- 

 plywood boat has. This quality of "give" is important. A sailboat will hit 



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