WebA keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht.The boats in the first category have shallow structural keels, and are nearly flat-bottomed and often used leeboards if forced in open water, while modern recreational keelboats have prominent fixed fin keels, and considerable draft. The two terms may …

WebLewis and Clark's keelboat was built as a galley in Pittsburgh in 1803 for the Lewis and Clark Expedition, after detailed specifications by Meriwether Lewis. A keelboat, it could be propelled by oars, sails, poles and towlines.The boat was the expedition's main vessel until the spring of 1805, when it was returned to St. Louis

WebStar (person) or celebrity Movie star, a person famous for performing in films; Fictional entities. Patrick Star, a character in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants; S.T.A.R. Labs, an organization in the DC Comics fictional universe; Star (Marvel Comics), the name of three fictional characters in Marvel Comics Star, a star-shaped puppet in The Good …

WebWith Lewis and Clark in command, the Corps embarks on the keelboat and two pirogues. During their 2,300 mile trip to the Rockies, the men struggle against the Missouri's current. While sails help when the winds are favorable, most progress is by rowing and either pushing or pulling the heavily-ladened keelboat. May 25

WebA flatboat (or broadhorn) was a rectangular flat-bottomed boat with square ends used to transport freight and passengers on inland waterways in the United States.The flatboat could be any size, but essentially it was a large, sturdy tub with a hull.. A flatboat was almost always a one-way (downstream) vessel, and was usually dismantled for lumber …

WebPlot Keelboat Race. Tennessee frontiersman Davy Crockett and his best friend Georgie Russell are transporting pelts to Maysville, Kentucky after a successful season of trapping and hunting. On the Ohio River, they encounter Mike Fink, the self-proclaimed "king of the river".Fink refuses to take Crockett and Russell downriver on his keelboat unless they …

WebThe Moth is a small development class of sailing dinghy.Originally a small, fast home-built sailing boat designed to plane, since 2000 it has become an expensive and largely commercially-produced boat designed to hydroplane on foils though many are still built at home, typically at much lower cost.. The pre-hydrofoil design Moths are still sailed and …

WebThe Flying Dutchman is a racing sailboat, initially built of wood, with many modern boats made from fiberglass sandwich construction with a plastic deck. Cold-molded plywood is still used and some sailers prefer that material.. The boat has a fractional sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a …

WebThe turkey is a large species of bird in the genus Meleagris, native to North America.There are two extant turkey species: the wild turkey (M. gallopavo) of eastern and central North America and the ocellated turkey (M. ocellata) of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. This photograph, taken at Deer Island Preserve in Novato, California, depicts a male Rio …

WebDavy Crockett was a five-part serial which aired on ABC from 1954–1955 in one-hour episodes, on the Disneyland series. The series starred Fess Parker as real-life frontiersman Davy Crockett and Buddy Ebsen as his friend, George Russel. The first three and last two episodes were respectively edited into the theatrical films Davy Crockett, King of the Wild …