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From: Arild Jensen (no email)
Date: Wed Oct 01 2003 - 15:33:47 EDT
Marin wrote:.
For reasons that I assume have to do with changes in fishing techniques
and gear, it has become more efficient to put the fishing stuff in the
back. So the engine moved forward with a long shaft back to the prop,
the house moved forward with it, and you have the configuration used by
what seems to be the majority of fishing boats today.
REPLY
Correct!
Do a quick review of hull design over the past hundred years and the reasoning
becomes obvious.
Sailing schooners on the grand banks fished from dories and loaded the fish
and dories aboard from mid ships.
In a conventional sailing hull the amidships section was closest to the
waterline.
Early fishing boats using power also handled the loads close to amidships.
In the Chesapeake where inshore fishing was common, the Cat boat design came
to the fore to shift the mast for'ard out of the way of valuable cargo space in
the middle where the boat could carry the most. weight.
>From the catboat concept we gradually derived the helm forward configuration
common along the eastern seaboard.
As power supplanted sail, the stern sections were broadened and the aft end of
the hull became the working deck with the cargo weight being placed midships.
When purse seining and trawlering replace long lining the first boats handled
the nets from midships using the mizzen mast or main mast as a cargo derrick.
Later as fishing boats became purely power driven the mast was shortened to a
simple derrick post for handling nets.
The North Sea fisheries developed along similar lines but the vessels often
stayed out for extended periods of time.
These boats developed the configuration Marin mentioned in his post with the
engines right at the stern and the crew quarters in the bow.
The Norwegians developed factory ships for processing whales and it was
realized that the only safe way to loaned a huge carcass was over the stern.
In a similar fashion side trawlers suffered snags and capsizes so the
operators realized the whaling ship configuration of hauling the load over the
stern was safer. As trawler work took the fleet further and further
offshore, size increased to give better endurance and cargo capacity.
The stern trawler configuration with a broad low stern became predominant.
The kind of fish being landed also played an important part.
Purse seining for schools of free swimming fish stock required a very
different kind of gear than when fishing for bottom fish like flounder or shell
fish like scallops.
Deep water banks like the Grand and Georges on the east coast required different
gear and s than lobster boats and oyster dredges in the Chesapeake.
The size, weight and characteristic of the gear also dictated the work station
location.
Deep sea boats with reefers that process and freeze 50 tons or more of catch
before returning to port require a different deck arrangement than a day boat
that lands the catch fresh daily. Once again form follows function.
However; in recreational boats we are free to follow dreams instead of work
dictates so anything goes when it come to recreational trawlers.
When it comes to boats and spouses we tend to pick those with line pleasing to
the eye and a warm feeling in the heart.
You can rationalize all you want, but if it ain't for work, its purely a
matter of personal taste and preference. < grin >
Cheers
Arild
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