Talk:Gulet

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This article hasn't been written by an English speaker and many sentences are hard to understand. I'd happily correct them if I knew what they meant. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.12.236.136 (talk) 21:53, 7 December 2011 (UTC)Reply

The article still needs rewriting, although I did find it useful. By chambers does it mean cabins? If it means schooner why are the pictures of ketches? Also it needs sources.Billlion (talk) 07:09, 19 September 2012 (UTC)Reply

It would be helpful if the article could explain the distinguishing characteristics that make a rig a Gulet and not just a schooner. A number of yachts in the List of large sailing yachts are described as gulets, e.g. Montigne, a "three-mast staysail gulet". I came here to try to answer this question, but I am still unsure. Is gulet just a synonym for schooner? --AJim (talk) 16:29, 2 November 2012 (UTC)Reply

Information contained on this Wiki page (Gulet) is plagiarized and paraphrased from http://www.zephyriayachting.com.tr/newconstruction.htm, without any link or attribution. The changes made are also inaccurate.

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Original: The procedure of building boats today has changed very little over the centuries. The changes to the basic plank-on-frame method are superficial but significant: advanced tools now allow craftsman to design and deliver far more precision than they used to be able to by hand, and laminated epoxy materials allow for fantastic durability.

Wiki entry: The procedure of building boats today has changed very little over the centuries. The changes to the basic plank-on-frame method are superficial. Electrical tools now allow craftsman to sand and shape wood faster and with more precision than they used to be able to by hand, and laminated epoxy allows for increased design options.

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Original: A properly maintained gulet can last over thirty years. Each winter, boats need to be taken out of the water and the hulls scrubbed and given a thick coat of varnish in addition to other routine maintenance.

Wiki entry: A properly maintained gulet can last over thirty years. Each winter most boats must be taken out of the water and the hulls scrubbed and given a thick coat of paint in addition to other routine maintenance

• I have checked Internet Archive#Wayback Machine and this article's history: it does seem to be a WP:COPYVIO and I have deleted most the offending text, in accord with policy. Thanks User:65.94.191.105 for pointing this out. --Old Moonraker 15:33, 30 August 2007 (UTC)Reply

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I have a conflict of interest because I am affiliated with viravira.co, whose gulet article was previously used as a reference on this page. I am not requesting promotional wording or an external links addition. I suggest adding a short neutral section about gulet hull forms after the “Etymology” section and before “Boat construction in Bodrum”. Rationale: the article currently discusses the history and construction of gulets, but it does not clearly explain the main Bodrum/Blue Voyage hull-form distinctions such as rounded-stern gulets, aynakıç and tırhandil. This can be supported primarily by Bodrum Maritime Museum and a 2024 academic article in A|Z ITU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture. The viravira.co source is suggested only as a supporting source for contemporary Turkish charter terminology such as “karpuz kıç”. Suggested text:

The Bodrum gulet is associated with a clipper stem and a rounded stern, a hull form that became characteristic of the luxurious Blue Voyage boats of Bodrum. In contemporary Turkish charter usage, the rounded-stern type is also referred to as karpuz kıç, literally “watermelon stern”."Bodrum Gulets". Bodrum Maritime Museum. Retrieved 16 June 2026."What is a Gulet". viravira.co. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2026. A related form is the aynakıç, which has a square or transom stern rather than a rounded stern. Bodrum Maritime Museum describes the aynakıç as another version of the gulet hull, developed for greater capacity and larger deck space. The tırhandil is an older Aegean double-ended boat type; only a small number remain among Blue Voyage boats today."Bodrum Gulets". Bodrum Maritime Museum. Retrieved 16 June 2026. A 2024 study in A/Z ITU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture describes the touristic Bodrum gulet as a relatively modern hull form compared with older traditional boat types such as tırhandils, and analyses the morphological development of the first touristic Bodrum gulet, “Botaş”.Çırpanlı, Mehmet Turgut; Turan, Gülname (2024). "Factors determining the gulet hull form and a look into the morphological development of the first touristic Bodrum Gulet "Botaş"". A|Z ITU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture. doi:10.58278/0.2024.42. Retrieved 16 June 2026. Shalafister (talk) 20:35, 16 June 2026 (UTC)Reply