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Overview
This concise guide takes the nautical enthusiast on a guided tour of British and Irish fishing boats and their development over hundreds of years. The author examines how foreign fishing fleets from France and Scandinavia influenced British vessels, as well as the early days of steam-and motor-powered boats. The text is accompanied by more than 300 rare drawings and photographs, including several design plans.Synopsis
This concise guide takes the nautical enthusiast on a guided tour of British and Irish fishing boats and their development over hundreds of years. The author examines how foreign fishing fleets from France and Scandinavia influenced British vessels, as well as the early days of steam-and motor-powered boats. The text is accompanied by more than 300 rare drawings and photographs, including several design plans.
Journal of the Institute Marine Surveyors
Our small craft surveyor members would benefit from having this book in their reference libraries so to would the professional boatowner.