V-hull (boat)

V-hull (boat)

A V-hull, is a shape of a boat or ship which the shape of the hull comes to a straight line to the keel. [Steward, Robert; "Boatbuilding Manual", 3rd ed. International Marine Publishing Company. Camden, Maine (1987), p2-3. ISBN 0-87742-236-2] V-hull designs are ussully used in smaller boats and are useful in providing space for ballast inside the boat.

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