Let's face it--- without a Hull, there's no chanty would exist at
all.

You can do without a rig (put in an engine).

You can do without an engine (put up a rig).

You can do with out a galley, without a fo'c's'le, without
a handsome cabin boy, without anyting...

...but not without a Hull.

Without a Hull--- well, you just don't float.