66
CHANGES 1N TRAWLING VESSELS.‘
the much—enlarged wooden ends in use in the otte1—trawlsm
the Forth in 1858.
These huge wooden (door—like) ends have
on one side in front two powerful iron bars meeting to founa
V, and supported by two accessory stays, the whole
projecting apparatus to which the chain connected w1ththe\
warp is xed.
Towards the rear a perforated iron plate gives
.
passage to two' chains (one from each of the powerful iron ba1s
above—mentioned) for the attachment of ' the swivel forthe
trawl-net.
The lower edge of the wooden end is we1ghte
anteriorly with a heaVy bar
iron, which
nearlyhalf
the length of the apparatus.
A special and powerfulrectangular frame of wood, with a top snatch—block, is xedatthe
port-how and taffrail for hoisting the ends on board; and they
form a striking feature from a distance,‘as—with the boards—
’
they project 6 …or
feet above the bulwarks.
The f01egom
trawl-is saidto capture cod more freely than thebeam—t1awl,as
20 score having been secured in one haul. Ithas
_
been adopted by most of the modern trawlers, a much greate1
width of net and increased powers of capture being possible
with this apparatus.
’
-
’
[
_
.
It was formerly pointed out that, when the iron trawl-head
‘
_
'
was dislodged, great difculty was experienced in 1epanmg1t—
'
especially in rough weather. The new trawls at Abe1deenhadl
_
in 1894 a broad band of iron which b‘ends round theend
'
fbeam, and on which the loop of [the
11318
‘
securedby an iron pin and safe. This sheath
,
of the beam, and “must sa've much time at sea, AtG1ant0
_
the ends of theÿtrawls were guarded
iron plates, butth6ÿ
did notîform a loop over the ends; ° The trawl—head's weresecured
byaapin,
ÇÎIn the neSt shipsthelenth
folloWS—For the 1st56 feet _next1thebeamthemesh0fhe
netls3mches
the next38feethasatlst
CHANGES 1N TRAWLING VESSELS.‘
the much—enlarged wooden ends in use in the otte1—trawlsm
the Forth in 1858.
These huge wooden (door—like) ends have
on one side in front two powerful iron bars meeting to founa
V, and supported by two accessory stays, the whole
projecting apparatus to which the chain connected w1ththe\
warp is xed.
Towards the rear a perforated iron plate gives
.
passage to two' chains (one from each of the powerful iron ba1s
above—mentioned) for the attachment of ' the swivel forthe
trawl-net.
The lower edge of the wooden end is we1ghte
anteriorly with a heaVy bar
iron, which
nearlyhalf
the length of the apparatus.
A special and powerfulrectangular frame of wood, with a top snatch—block, is xedatthe
port-how and taffrail for hoisting the ends on board; and they
form a striking feature from a distance,‘as—with the boards—
’
they project 6 …or
feet above the bulwarks.
The f01egom
trawl-is saidto capture cod more freely than thebeam—t1awl,as
20 score having been secured in one haul. Ithas
_
been adopted by most of the modern trawlers, a much greate1
width of net and increased powers of capture being possible
with this apparatus.
’
-
’
[
_
.
It was formerly pointed out that, when the iron trawl-head
‘
_
'
was dislodged, great difculty was experienced in 1epanmg1t—
'
especially in rough weather. The new trawls at Abe1deenhadl
_
in 1894 a broad band of iron which b‘ends round theend
'
fbeam, and on which the loop of [the
11318
‘
securedby an iron pin and safe. This sheath
,
of the beam, and “must sa've much time at sea, AtG1ant0
_
the ends of theÿtrawls were guarded
iron plates, butth6ÿ
did notîform a loop over the ends; ° The trawl—head's weresecured
byaapin,
ÇÎIn the neSt shipsthelenth
folloWS—For the 1st56 feet _next1thebeamthemesh0fhe
netls3mches
the next38feethasatlst