MONOHULL

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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Uses

Variations

See also

Uses

This is the most prevalent form of waterborne vessel. It is the most straightforward and intuitive design.

Variations

★ 'Keels' - Most sailing ships and larger sailboats have deep keels containing ballast which adds horizontal stabilility.

★ 'Displacement hulls' - Monohull boats frequently ride deeply in the water, this is known as a displacement hull.

★ 'Planing hulls ' - Hulls that ride on top of the water are called planing hulls, because when they reach speed, the hulls are substantially lifted above the water; this is known as planing (to plane).

See also

★ Sailing

★ Yachts

★ Sailboats

★ Multihull

★ Keel

★ Displacement (fluid)

★ Displacement hull

★ hydrodynamics

★ Buoyancy