, ,
,
_
.
,
CHANGES IN TBAWLING VESSELS.
'
67
thus no diminution of the mesh at the. ‘cod’—end.
Moreover,
no
improvement in the shape of a ‘bonnet’ or apparatus for
:
—
preventing the compression of the shes has been found
serviceable notwithstanding various recent statements to the ‘
contrary.
The net has various rubbing—pieeesof old net and
T
‘bass”ropes, and the usual pockets internally. The ground—
7
rope is variable in composition.
The majority have thispart Of
the'trawl composed of rope only—an outer layer being wound
round a central rope.
The g‘round—rope of the Montrose ships .
is of Manilla soaked in tar, 8_inches in circumference, and made
,
up to 13 with others twisted round; and in the nest ships
Î
Î ,
elsewhere it is 124: feet long. In some, two pieces of chain are
,
inserted at the ends, thus making three divisio‘ns of the groundrope, ViZ., a central, entirely of rope, and two lateral, with a
,,
centre of 18 feet of chain, each being tied to the other with
,
spun—yarn.
Ground—ropes with chain throughout are not now
:; ,
used.
In certain ships the ground—ropè has a centre of Wire; ,
rope with a seriesof wooden rollers, with occasi0nally, here and
E. ,
there, a pair of metal rollers (12 in all—Gunn’s patent).
The
Î.,
rope is also in three divisions, and costs about 386. 103., or 303.
:,
more than the ordinary form composed only of Manilla ropes.
'
,
This arrangement is thought at Aberdeen to give an increased
Î_,
catch of shes—sometimes about 5 or 6 baskets more than by
'
=,_} ,
the ordinary ground—rope.
In some ships, again, the port— and
Δ_ ,
starbOard-trawls have each a different ground-r0pe; in the one ‘
the rope
is all of one piece, whereas in the other three breaks
occur, viz.,two of wire and a third of chain.
In one ship, the
; ,
ground-rope had only 8feet of chain at each end, while the
Î,
centre had rope.
All, however, do not think that the rollers
are so satisfactory as a ground—rope with pieces of lead in the
"
;,
Centre.
More0ver, one of the features which contrasts strongly
:*
with the condition.in 188Æ is the fact that the newest ships,
:; , with the exception of the Montrose vesSels, now carry two
,
trawls—a starboard— and pôrt-tiawl—complete in all respects.
:”
, This arrangement has been in force for at
or
ve
Î' , years, ‘and probably was introduced from England. At Aber—
:Ï
deen, however, the second trawl is, as a rule, used as a reserve—
,
apparatus, and is not put into requisition until the rst has
-
_
-
5—2
,
_
.
,
CHANGES IN TBAWLING VESSELS.
'
67
thus no diminution of the mesh at the. ‘cod’—end.
Moreover,
no
improvement in the shape of a ‘bonnet’ or apparatus for
:
—
preventing the compression of the shes has been found
serviceable notwithstanding various recent statements to the ‘
contrary.
The net has various rubbing—pieeesof old net and
T
‘bass”ropes, and the usual pockets internally. The ground—
7
rope is variable in composition.
The majority have thispart Of
the'trawl composed of rope only—an outer layer being wound
round a central rope.
The g‘round—rope of the Montrose ships .
is of Manilla soaked in tar, 8_inches in circumference, and made
,
up to 13 with others twisted round; and in the nest ships
Î
Î ,
elsewhere it is 124: feet long. In some, two pieces of chain are
,
inserted at the ends, thus making three divisio‘ns of the groundrope, ViZ., a central, entirely of rope, and two lateral, with a
,,
centre of 18 feet of chain, each being tied to the other with
,
spun—yarn.
Ground—ropes with chain throughout are not now
:; ,
used.
In certain ships the ground—ropè has a centre of Wire; ,
rope with a seriesof wooden rollers, with occasi0nally, here and
E. ,
there, a pair of metal rollers (12 in all—Gunn’s patent).
The
Î.,
rope is also in three divisions, and costs about 386. 103., or 303.
:,
more than the ordinary form composed only of Manilla ropes.
'
,
This arrangement is thought at Aberdeen to give an increased
Î_,
catch of shes—sometimes about 5 or 6 baskets more than by
'
=,_} ,
the ordinary ground—rope.
In some ships, again, the port— and
Δ_ ,
starbOard-trawls have each a different ground-r0pe; in the one ‘
the rope
is all of one piece, whereas in the other three breaks
occur, viz.,two of wire and a third of chain.
In one ship, the
; ,
ground-rope had only 8feet of chain at each end, while the
Î,
centre had rope.
All, however, do not think that the rollers
are so satisfactory as a ground—rope with pieces of lead in the
"
;,
Centre.
More0ver, one of the features which contrasts strongly
:*
with the condition.in 188Æ is the fact that the newest ships,
:; , with the exception of the Montrose vesSels, now carry two
,
trawls—a starboard— and pôrt-tiawl—complete in all respects.
:”
, This arrangement has been in force for at
or
ve
Î' , years, ‘and probably was introduced from England. At Aber—
:Ï
deen, however, the second trawl is, as a rule, used as a reserve—
,
apparatus, and is not put into requisition until the rst has
-
_
-
5—2