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eams and thwarts, connected to the hull to enclose the half shell against the external forces, are reinforced by typical structures. The "knees" extend the connection between two parts, and allow them to distribute the charge on a larger surface of wood, minimizing the chance of sudden breaks.
eams and thwarts, connected to the hull to enclose the half shell against the external forces, are reinforced by typical structures. The "knees" extend the connection between two parts, and allow them to distribute the charge on a larger surface of wood, minimizing the chance of sudden breaks.With the knees, the structural framework of the hull is nearly completed, and then it is time for the construction of the deck, that will make the boat a livable place. A typical characteristic of Alimuri's "gozzi", like all Sorrento's ones, was the so called "frisa", the gunwale, a thick strip of wood with no other structural function than to rise the board, and to endure the endless attrition of nets and loads paid out or weighed. 
Close to the prow, the gunwale is higher and thinner, turning into the "falchetta", held by stanchions, to act as a breakwater, and suddenly it ends up with the "schiocca", a strong transversal board that will hold the bowsprit, and more, will act as the first rib, absorbing the crashes of the waves into the bow. The "schiocca", as all the boats since Greeks and Phoenicians times, was decorated with images of tutelary deities: the one on the gozzo "Santa Maria del Lauro" will be the same.
Close to the prow, the gunwale is higher and thinner, turning into the "falchetta", held by stanchions, to act as a breakwater, and suddenly it ends up with the "schiocca", a strong transversal board that will hold the bowsprit, and more, will act as the first rib, absorbing the crashes of the waves into the bow. The "schiocca", as all the boats since Greeks and Phoenicians times, was decorated with images of tutelary deities: the one on the gozzo "Santa Maria del Lauro" will be the same.
