Raft

A raft is any flat structure for support or transportation over water. It is the most basic of boat design, characterized by the absence of a hull. Although there are cross-over boat types that blur this definition, rafts are usually kept afloat by using any combination of buoyant materials such as wood, sealed barrels, or inflated air chambers (such as pontoons), and are typically not propelled by an engine.

Human-made rafts

Traditional or primitive rafts are constructed of wood or reeds. Modern rafts may also use pontoons, drums, or extruded polystyrene blocks . Inflatable rafts use durable, multi-layered rubberized fabrics. Depending on its use and size, it may have a superstructure, masts, or rudders. Timber rafting is used by the logging industry for the transportation of logs, by tying them together into rafts and drifting or pulling them down a river . This method was very common up until the middle of the 20th century but is now used only rarely.

The type of raft used for recreational rafting is almost exclusively an inflatable boat, manufactured of flexible materials for use on whitewater.

Raft (disambiguation)

Raft may refer to:

  • Raft, a flat floating structure for travel over water
  • RAFT (chemistry), reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer
  • Raft (computer science), a distributed consensus protocol
  • The Raft (comics), a fictional prison facility in the Marvel Universe
  • Raft, a Stephen Baxter science fiction novel
  • "The Raft," a Stephen King horror short story
  • Raft spider, a European spider of the family Pisauridae
  • Raft, as a person, may refer to:

  • George Raft (1895–1980), an American film actor
  • Raft (band), a French band
  • Raft, as a location, may refer to:

  • Great Raft, a gigantic log jam in the Red River, Louisiana, United States or a log jam in other rivers
  • Raft Island, a private island in Pierce County, Washington, U.S.
  • Raft River, a river that flows from Utah to Idaho in the U.S.
  • The Raft, a fictional refugee flotilla in the Neal Stephenson novel Snow Crash
  • Raft may also refer to:

  • Floating raft system, a type of foundation
  • Lipid raft, a cholesterol-enriched microdomain in cell membranes
  • Raft (band)

    Raft is a French pop band active in the 1980s, most notable for their 1987 hit single, "Yaka dansé (l'arborigène)".

    Biography

    The band was a duet composed of Christian Fourgeron (guitar, vocals) and Pierre Schott (guitar, bass, vocals, born 24 April 1958). They begin their musical career in 1985 with their single "Io (c'est ça)" which passed unnoticed in France. However, in 1987, they had their first hit with "Yaka dansé (l'arborigène)", which was a number 2 hit in France, and earned a gold disc. The single was succeeded by "Femmes du Congo", which achieved a moderate success in comparison. The band's songs contained many puns and dealt with grave themes of society, sung on joyful music. In 1988, they released their first album entitled Madagascar and was the opening act for Niagara's concerts. In 1990, the band split up and both members started a solo career.

    More recently, the reformed group participated in the concert tour named RFM Party 80, which started in 2006.

    Discography

    Podcasts:

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    Raft

    by: Pavement

    Well, you mesmerize me
    Stop criticizing me
    You know, I'm solo that way
    And I'm heading for the Cape
    I'm on a raft, can't turn back
    Stimulate the open chords
    I'm on a raft, can't turn back
    (Louder!)
    You're an ocean of honey
    Painfully funny, yeah
    And the tears that you grow
    Are coming up early
    I'm on a raft, can't turn back
    And you stimulate the open chords
    Rats, in the bath, of the shaft...
    ((indistinct))
    You're a Nestea splash
    Sunkist two-thousand class
    All the towelers of thongs
    And a heavy, line, oh...
    Down the golden groves
    All around this funky place
    Damn, damn, damn




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