>sewn plank boatsThis makes no sense to me, yet I'm seeing claims that such vessels historicall crossed seas.Anyone else think this is bullshit?
>>18493451What don't you believe about it, anon?They were used in pretty much every ocean in the old world, and many boats (like bangkas) still use sewn plank designs. They sailed in the past and they sail now.
>>18493464Additional info: the Indian navy launched a 65ft sewn ship last year. Supposedly a replica of an ancient ship design.
>>18493464>>18493473How is a plant fiber sewn/lashed boat surviving at sea, this makes no sense to me.Obviously iron nails are stronger, and are applied more frequently on the timber, and they still break at sea.
>>184934831. That's a lot of plant fiber. 2. It's allowed to flex some, unlike an iron nail.3. It also has a frame+it's waterproofing for structure, it's not just the fiber you see in the imageIf you'd like, you can sail the seas on one today
https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/23941https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-21681465
>>18493451Boat building methods can be as simple or ridiculous as you want them to be.
>>18493451from a woodworker's perspective, making a series of tiny holes on the edge of the board is almost the worst way to utilize wood's natural structure, but they were indeed made and used
>>18493451Monocoque construction is an advanced one, and leaking in wooden (plank) boats remains an unsolved problem to this day. It couldn't be that bad.
>>18494597how about this >>18494522doesnt this remove hardness from an even weaker dimension of the think plank, making it even more likely to split?
>>18494628>Monocoque construction>log floats good>boat floats bad>just tie a log to it??
>>18494683>just tie another boat to your boat!
>>18494677If I am not mistaken, those were quite thick. The fewer holes and farther they are from the edge the better. They probably did split every now and then, but it's an easier fix than with a sewn boat where you have to take the whole waterproofed seam apart.
