Clinker (boat building)

A Viongship, displaying the overlapping planks that characterize clinker construction

Clicker -built(ti ba kelum yi'ira ti lapstrake) la de la sose'ere ti ba mɛta uureŋɔ ni basɛ ti doseto ti ba tara pi'ira uureŋɔ nɔgbama ni paga taaba zuto gee ti la me san nara, uurenkara maalegɔ puan, ba ta'am ni dikɛ dɔbibesi toŋe taaba ti la wɔgɛ ti ba nyaa dikɛ pĩ.

Scandinavia n yuum pɔsɛ tara yɛm buna wa maala ti Anglo-Saxon duma, la Frisia duma me yuum tɔgesɛ, Scandinavia duma la, ti ba kɔ'ɔm mina ti bama n tã maala lɔgerɔ ti Hanseatic league duma yuun dɛgese ba ti ba tuna.

Planking

A comparison of clinker and carvel building styles

Clinker built dinghy showing some of the basic structural details. The single rowing thwart supports the aft end of the centre-board case. The pairs of knees at each end of the thwart can be seen; also the longitudinal stringer (rising) on which the thwart rests.