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Model Boat Building: The Spritsail Skiff
Steve Rogers
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Description for Model Boat Building: The Spritsail Skiff
Paperback. A step-by-step guide to building a classic working boat, the menhaden steamer. Modeler Steve Rogers guides the reader through the complete process, hull master to rigging, for building a 1/2-inch scale, 56-inch model of this wonderful fishing boat. The result will be a work of art that will find a welcome place in any collection. Num Pages: 64 pages, 250+ color photos. BIC Classification: TTS; WDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 195 x 6. Weight in Grams: 316.
Menhaden steamers were double framed, heavily built offshore fishing boats in use during much of the 20th century. As the name implies, they were used to catch menhaden, a member of the herring family used for bait, oil, and fertilizer. Powered by diesel or steam hundreds of these boats fished the waters of the eastern United States, from Maine to the Gulf of Mexico. It was a huge industry employing thousands of people working. During the World Wars many menhaden steamers were pressed into service for the U.S. Navy, searching for submarines among other duties. Today these boats are gone, ... Read more
Menhaden steamers were double framed, heavily built offshore fishing boats in use during much of the 20th century. As the name implies, they were used to catch menhaden, a member of the herring family used for bait, oil, and fertilizer. Powered by diesel or steam hundreds of these boats fished the waters of the eastern United States, from Maine to the Gulf of Mexico. It was a huge industry employing thousands of people working. During the World Wars many menhaden steamers were pressed into service for the U.S. Navy, searching for submarines among other duties. Today these boats are gone, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Condition
New
Weight
316g
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780887405341
SKU
V9780887405341
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-2
About Steve Rogers
Steve Rogers is president of the Adrian Rogers Pastor Training Institute.
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