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Lines, Function, and Working Beauty by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery
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Stern View Waterline
Stern View WaterlineStern view of a working boat cabled out in Dutch Harbor, Jamestown, Rhode Island.
I love classic styles of workboats and fishing vessels. This is but one example. The hardy work vessel is functional and open. The graceful lines lend to its function.
A powerful stem juts above the high bow. The level of the bow is perfect for splitting open waves and throwing them aside. This keeps the operator safe and dry.
The sheerline comes from the need to have a lower middle and stern for working and hauling. In this case, a winch rigged on the console says that they are hauling traps with this boat.
This boat carries its width to its stern and transom. This gives it "wide shoulders" and support as items come up over the size in working. This allows work to occur without the vessel tipping a great deal.
Stern View Above From Shore
Stern View Above From ShoreStern view of a working boat cabled out in Dutch Harbor, Jamestown, Rhode Island.
Stern View Cabled
Stern View CabledStern view of a working boat cabled out in Dutch Harbor, Jamestown, Rhode Island.
Stern View Lines
Stern View LinesStern view of a working boat cabled out in Dutch Harbor, Jamestown, Rhode Island.
This is why the engineering term for designing vessels is "Naval Architecture". This fishing boat, workboat, shows how the form and the function do not follow, but build on one another.
Add in a windy, cloudy day with an outbound (ebbing) tide. Combine this with a workboat cabled in Dutch Harbor. It is a wonderful Rhode Island scene (or a maritime scene welcome anywhere). Workboats that enhance the scenic environment.
Workboat Profile View Against Sky
Workboat Profile View Against SkyProfile view of a workboat in the sun and wind and tide in Dutch Harbor, Jamestown, Rhode Island
Workboat Profile View
Workboat Profile ViewProfile view of a workboat in the sun and wind and tide in Dutch Harbor, Jamestown, Rhode Island
© Keith R Wahl, Made From RI/Made From RI Gallery, 2020. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Keith R Wahl and Made From RI/Made From RI Gallery with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
Photo from our Made From RI Gallery portfolio display "Fishing Boats" (all photos are available as prints, canvas wraps, framed works, cards, or many other formats).
Stern View WaterlineStern view of a working boat cabled out in Dutch Harbor, Jamestown, Rhode Island.
I love classic styles of workboats and fishing vessels. This is but one example. The hardy work vessel is functional and open. The graceful lines lend to its function.
A powerful stem juts above the high bow. The level of the bow is perfect for splitting open waves and throwing them aside. This keeps the operator safe and dry.
The sheerline comes from the need to have a lower middle and stern for working and hauling. In this case, a winch rigged on the console says that they are hauling traps with this boat.
This boat carries its width to its stern and transom. This gives it "wide shoulders" and support as items come up over the size in working. This allows work to occur without the vessel tipping a great deal.
Stern View Above From Shore
Stern View Above From ShoreStern view of a working boat cabled out in Dutch Harbor, Jamestown, Rhode Island.
Stern View Cabled
Stern View CabledStern view of a working boat cabled out in Dutch Harbor, Jamestown, Rhode Island.
Stern View Lines
Stern View LinesStern view of a working boat cabled out in Dutch Harbor, Jamestown, Rhode Island.
This is why the engineering term for designing vessels is "Naval Architecture". This fishing boat, workboat, shows how the form and the function do not follow, but build on one another.
Add in a windy, cloudy day with an outbound (ebbing) tide. Combine this with a workboat cabled in Dutch Harbor. It is a wonderful Rhode Island scene (or a maritime scene welcome anywhere). Workboats that enhance the scenic environment.
Workboat Profile View Against Sky
Workboat Profile View Against SkyProfile view of a workboat in the sun and wind and tide in Dutch Harbor, Jamestown, Rhode Island
Workboat Profile View
Workboat Profile ViewProfile view of a workboat in the sun and wind and tide in Dutch Harbor, Jamestown, Rhode Island
© Keith R Wahl, Made From RI/Made From RI Gallery, 2020. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Keith R Wahl and Made From RI/Made From RI Gallery with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
Photo from our Made From RI Gallery portfolio display "Fishing Boats" (all photos are available as prints, canvas wraps, framed works, cards, or many other formats).
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