The evolution of the American fishing schooner from the 18th century to the last working and racing schooners of the mid-1930s is recounted in this book. The designers, builders and crews are discussed, and 137 plans of schooners show graphically the development of the type. An important feature of the book is its illustrated glossary-appendix, which covers items of hull construction and equipment, rigging and gear, colour and carving, and includes notes by the builders and riggers themselves.
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The ultimate history of the design of the fishing schooners.,
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This review is from: The American Fishing Schooners: 1825-1935 (Hardcover)
Howard Chapelle, the dean of American watercraft historians completed this final work a few years before his death. Not particularly rich in "sea lore", it is nonetheless the standard resource regarding this American arche-type of design. Enhanced with numerous photographs, lines drawings and sketches of rigging and deck gear, it is a valuable resource. It is a complement to other volumes of Chappelle's work.
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A classic book on American fishing schooner design,
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This is the most comprehensive book ever written on the subject. It was penned by one of America's premier historians of 19th Century Naval Architecture.It is doubtful that a finer book will ever be written on the subject of American fishing schooners.It was a classic when I was a boy, and it is still a classic. No student of 19th Century Maritime history should go without this book.
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The American Fishing Schooners: 1825 - 1935,
This review is from: The American Fishing Schooners: 1825-1935 (Hardcover)
This is a great reference book for any serious model builder, with lots of details and illustrations, clearly charting the evolution of the design of the American fishing schooners over the golden age of their careers.
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THE DEVELOPMENT of the American fishing schooner apparently began about 1720. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
main rail cap, sternpost raked, much tumble home, raking sternpost, fore rake, slight tumble home, raking elliptical transom, bobstay plates, having moderate sheer, stem rabbet, bow chock rail, curved athwartship, following register dimensions, little tumble home, pine bulwarks, vertical sternpost, crotch tackles, fisherman profile, marked tumble home, keel rabbet, straight buttocks, mast bed, spike bowsprit, pole bowsprit, pawl post Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New England, Custom House, Nova Scotia, Fish Commission, Georges Bank, Cape Ann, John Bishop, Cape Cod, Elizabeth Howard, North Atlantic, Shepherd King, Smithsonian Institution, Arthur Binney, Joseph Story, New York, Chebacco Boats, Edward Burgess, United States, World War, Indian Header, Moses Adams, Senator Lodge, West Indian, Aaron Burnham, Arthur James New!
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THE DEVELOPMENT of the American fishing schooner apparently began about 1720. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
main rail cap, sternpost raked, much tumble home, raking sternpost, fore rake, slight tumble home, raking elliptical transom, bobstay plates, having moderate sheer, stem rabbet, bow chock rail, curved athwartship, following register dimensions, little tumble home, pine bulwarks, vertical sternpost, crotch tackles, fisherman profile, marked tumble home, keel rabbet, straight buttocks, mast bed, spike bowsprit, pole bowsprit, pawl post Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New England, Custom House, Nova Scotia, Fish Commission, Georges Bank, Cape Ann, John Bishop, Cape Cod, Elizabeth Howard, North Atlantic, Shepherd King, Smithsonian Institution, Arthur Binney, Joseph Story, New York, Chebacco Boats, Edward Burgess, United States, World War, Indian Header, Moses Adams, Senator Lodge, West Indian, Aaron Burnham, Arthur James New!
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- The National Watercraft Collection by Howard Irving Chapelle on 4 pages
- Yacht Designing and Planning by Howard Irving Chapelle in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- American Small Sailing Craft: Their Design, Development and Construction by Howard I. Chapelle in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- The American Fishing Schooners 1825-1935 by Howard I Chapelle in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- The Baltimore Clipper: Its Origin and Development by Howard Irving Chapelle in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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