Was the ark the first boat ever built? If so, that man Noah must surely have had some faith in the critter that told him to build it.
The wise thing would surely to have built a small scale model just to be sure the thing was going to float. But then I guess Noah didn't have too many options otherwise. A man of faith Noah must have been. Not wise. But faithful.
Cheeses - who is slowly building admiration for Noah. Might even turn out to be his hero.