Talk:Boom (ship)

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@Xufanc: opinions?

Ping major editor here. D1gggg (talk) 12:39, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

How different it is from Dhow? D1gggg (talk) 12:42, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It is one of the different types of dhows (Dhow being a generic name for a variety of ships), such as Sambuk, Baghlah, etc. Its name is Arabic, "Boom" is just one of the possible transcriptions, others being Bum, Būm or Boum, not related to the English name of the pole in the rigging of a sail. It would be an error to merge it with boom, the implement in a sail in English.Xufanc (talk) 14:25, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Merge with Dhow is not necessary then.

I think that Template:Arabic sailing vessels would help to differentiate them quicker.

I think it is possible to estimate century or millennium and group them to avoid confusion.

Ships specific to seas and oceans should get separate template as part of project Ships. D1gggg (talk) 14:44, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, a Template is a good idea, but I am not sure about the name "Arabic sailing vessels". Are they all Arabic? There is a list of some of the major types in Dhow#Types. I wish other users would have contributed to the articles regarding century. What is specified is just that some types of Dhow are older than others. There are good books about them, but I have no access to them here.Xufanc (talk) 13:59, 6 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]