The first boats were rafts , made from anything that would float. that would usually be a couple of tree trunks tied together. in other areas rafts of bamboo or papyrus bundl … es would have been first. the first real boats were canoes made from bark, kayaks covered by hides, and of course, dugout canoes made from a hollowed out log.. A boat displaces its weight in water, regardless whether it is made of wood, steel, fiberglass, or even concrete. if weight is added to the boat, the volume of the hull drawn below the waterline will increase to keep the balance above and below the surface equal. boats have a natural or designed level of buoyancy.. Once the first 5 boats were built a company was formed, yacht constructors, and a long string of chinooks and cascade sailboats were to follow. most were kit boats intended for the do-it-yourself.
These were low pressure plastic laminates made from the patented fiberglass cloth impregnated with the resin. the earliest reference to a composite boat having been made was around 1937, made by ray greene. ray had been working with owens corning on fiberglass composites.. This feature is not available right now. please try again later.. Speed boats were invented in 1885. the man responsible forinventing the first speed boat was f. w. ofeldt..
