Gavin Atkin's weblog for the sort of people who like looking inside boat sheds. It's about old boats, traditional boats, boat building, restoration, the sea and the North Kent Coast
The construction of a traditional clinker- built Naval boat, as presented in an Admiralty manual of 1923. Check out the groovy pillar supporting the seat!
I think these pages from the Admiralty’s 1937 Manual of Seamanship make up the best quick description of the construction of boats of the time and the names of the various parts I have yet seen. Continue reading “Traditional boat construction and part naming”
My pal Steve Taylor’s newly restored 1923 Hillyard-built yacht, Dorma, on the creek at Oare. The boat beside Dorma is now being rescued by a local boat- and ship-wright. I suppose the last of this group of three is as much about Oare mud as anything else – but if Oare is where you keep your boat, it’s important to find something to like in the stuff
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Mummers play from the fishing village of Sidmouth; the new Short Flattie at the Watchet Boat Museum; plaque commemorating John Short, Watchet shantyman, sailor and fisherman
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Photos of a couple of hot-moulded 1940s and 50s Fairey Marine dinghies that turned up at the Beale Park Boat Show. The little paddler divides into two to fit in a car bootÂ
Here are some photos from the Beale Park Boat Show for those who like curiosities. Once popular, Fairey’s hot-moulded dinghies built in the post-War era usually to Uffa Fox’s designs are rarely seen now. Plug the terms ‘Fairey’ and ‘Uffa Fox’ into the search gizmo at the upper left for intheboatshed.net posts on related topics.
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