Structural element, in particular a boat hull, and method of making the same

A wooden boat hull comprised of an inner layer formed of plurality of first wood planks extending in the longitudinal direction of said hull and arranged one above another into the general shape of the hull, a single continuous groove formed in the outer surface of said wood planks, said groove extending in a zigzag pattern across the planks between opposite uppermost first wood planks and from fore to aft, a cord fitted into said groove and an adhesive applied to and penetrating within the groove, into the interior of the cord and within the pores of the wood surrounding said groove to thereby bond said first planks to one another, and an outer layer of second wood planks extending in substantially the same longitudinal direction as said first wood planks, said second wood planks being attached to the outer surface of said first wood planks whereby the entire structural integrity of said hull is provided by the bonding of said first plank to one another by said cord and adhesive and the attachment of said outer layer of second wood planks.

A wooden boat hull comprising an inner layer formed of a plurality of first wood planks extending in a longitudinal direction of said hull and arranged in the general shape of the hull, a plurality of separate continuous grooves formed in the outer surface of said first wood planks, said grooves extending transverse to the longitudinal direction of said first wood planks and between opposite uppermost first wood planks, a cord fitted into each of said grooves, an adhesive supplied to said cord and planks such that said adhesive penetrates into said groove, into said cord and into the pores of the wood surrounding said groove whereby said first planks are secured to one another, and an outer layer of second wood planks extending in substantially the same longitudinal direction as said first wood planks, said second wood planks being attached to the outside surface of said first wood planks to form a two layered hull construction with said first wood planks whereby the entire structural integrity of said hull is provided by the securement of said first planks to one another by said core and adhesive and the attachment of said outer layer of second wood planks.