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Silhouette (boat)

Index Silhouette (boat)

The Silhouette also called the Silhouette 17, is a British trailerable sailboat that was designed by Robert Tucker as a pocket cruiser and first built in 1954. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 30 relations: Bermuda rig, Cast iron, Chine (boating), Cruising (maritime), Fiberglass, Fractional rig, Gunter rig, Homebuilt machines, Hull speed, Keel, Keelboat, List of sailing boat types, Marine propulsion, Masthead rig, McGraw Hill Education, Monohull, Outboard motor, Plymouth, Plywood, Pocket cruiser, Robert Tucker (boat designer), Rudder, Sailboat, Sheer (ship), Sloop, Stem (ship), Tiller, Trailer sailer, Transom (nautical), United Kingdom.

  2. 1950s sailboat type designs
  3. Sailboat type designs by Robert Tucker
  4. Sailboat types built by Hurley Marine
  5. Sailboat types built by Varne Marine

Bermuda rig

A Bermuda rig, Bermudian rig, or Marconi rig is a configuration of mast and rigging for a type of sailboat and is the typical configuration for most modern sailboats.

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Cast iron

Cast iron is a class of iron–carbon alloys with a carbon content of more than 2% and silicon content around 1–3%.

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Chine (boating)

A chine in boat design is a sharp change in angle in the cross section of a hull.

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Cruising (maritime)

Cruising is a maritime activity that involves staying aboard a watercraft for extended periods of time when the vessel is traveling on water at a steady speed.

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Fiberglass

Fiberglass (American English) or fibreglass (Commonwealth English) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber.

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Fractional rig

A fractional rig on a sailing vessel consists of a foresail, such as a jib or genoa sail, that does not reach all the way to the top of the mast.

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Gunter rig

Gunter rig is a configuration of sail and spars used in sailing.

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Homebuilt machines

Homebuilt machines are machines built outside of specialised workshops or factories.

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Hull speed

Hull speed or displacement speed is the speed at which the wavelength of a vessel's bow wave is equal to the waterline length of the vessel.

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Keel

The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element on a watercraft.

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Keelboat

A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht.

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List of sailing boat types

The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghies, and multihull (catamarans and trimarans).

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Marine propulsion

Marine propulsion is the mechanism or system used to generate thrust to move a watercraft through water.

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Masthead rig

A masthead rig on a sailing vessel consists of a forestay and backstay both attached at the top of the mast.

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McGraw Hill Education

McGraw Hill is an American publishing company for educational content, software, and services for pre-K through postgraduate education.

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Monohull

right A monohull is a type of boat having only one hull, unlike multihulled boats which can have two or more individual hulls connected to one another.

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Outboard motor

An outboard motor is a propulsion system for boats, consisting of a self-contained unit that includes engine, gearbox and propeller or jet drive, designed to be affixed to the outside of the transom.

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Plymouth

Plymouth is a port city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England.

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Plywood

Plywood is a composite material manufactured from thin layers, or "plies", of wood veneer that are glued together with adjacent layers, having both glued with each other at right angle.

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Pocket cruiser

A pocket cruiser is a sailboat designed for recreational cruising and club racing, under in length.

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Robert Tucker (boat designer)

Robert Tucker (died 1998) was a sailor and boat designer from the United Kingdom.

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Rudder

A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, airship, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (usually air or water).

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Sailboat

A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship.

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Sheer (ship)

The sheer is a measure of longitudinal main deck curvature in naval architecture.

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Sloop

A sloop is a sailboat with a single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast.

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Stem (ship)

The stem is the most forward part of a boat or ship's bow and is an extension of the keel itself.

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Tiller

A tiller or till is a lever used to steer a vehicle.

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Trailer sailer

A trailer sailer is a type of sailboat that has been designed to be easily transported using a boat trailer towed by an automobile. Silhouette (boat) and trailer sailer are trailer sailers.

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Transom (nautical)

In some boats and ships, a transom is the aft transverse surface of the hull that forms the stern of a vessel.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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See also

1950s sailboat type designs

Sailboat type designs by Robert Tucker

Sailboat types built by Hurley Marine

Sailboat types built by Varne Marine

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silhouette_(boat)

Also known as Silhouette 17.