68
CHANGES IN TRAWLING vnssnrs.
received damage.
The mode of working the two trawls would
thus appear to differ materially in the respective countrles,
since, according to an interesting paper by Mr W. L. Caldei—
as soon as the contents of the rst trawl are
the deck, the second is immediately ‘shot’ overboard.
same arrangement has been found at Grimsby by Mr Holt, who
'
mentions, however, that the reserve—trawl is shot while the
‘ cod ’—end with its shes is still hanging from the tackle. The
General Steam Company’s ships at Granton (nine in numbe1)
have not varied in regard to the single trawl—beam, but they
carry a second net.
Consequently, the large sriatch—bloc‘k and
rollers occur on the port—side only.
As before, the net is at
tached to the trawl—beam by grummet—lashings or. by 001d
The other parts, comprising the dandy and bridles (each about
.
'
25 fathoms) and. the chain for the former do not differ mater1—“
ally fr0m previous descriptions.
The steel—wire rope is about
the same length, viz., 200 to 240 fathoms,
lasts about ten
'
months.
The aluminium trawl—warp does ’not seem to” have
met with favour in Scotland.
In some ships it is not, aS
formerly, left on deck after the
of wire-rope is xedto
the mizzen—mast, but carried outside the bulwarks, so as to
avoid accidents to the men.
Those which, like the Montrose
ships, use a Manilla rope (generally about 180 fathoms), requue
_
a new one every six months, the old one being utilised in preparing_ ground—ropes.
'
‘
;
,
The shooting of the trawl is carried out in a similar manuel
,
tothat of 18845, onlythere are no trawl-davits at the taff1am
_
the best Aberdeen ships ;— and, instead of the snatch—block then
Î
in general use, more ‘ convenient ‘ dandy’ scores (snatchûî‘
blocks), of “which Sudron’s or Scisson’s patent are te
.
best. At Granton and Montrose the trawl-davits are stillm
with watch—blocks on ' deck. “The lid of the blockl$
during *‘traWlirg; The traWl—warp leaves the drum,
.out
through rollers, e1therO‘ü
the port—[
to the trawl muse
BlOCkS QD the m1zzen—mast
… empl0yed' ;to :hoistthe
BthSthFhgAs;ag MgFb1894
CHANGES IN TRAWLING vnssnrs.
received damage.
The mode of working the two trawls would
thus appear to differ materially in the respective countrles,
since, according to an interesting paper by Mr W. L. Caldei—
as soon as the contents of the rst trawl are
the deck, the second is immediately ‘shot’ overboard.
same arrangement has been found at Grimsby by Mr Holt, who
'
mentions, however, that the reserve—trawl is shot while the
‘ cod ’—end with its shes is still hanging from the tackle. The
General Steam Company’s ships at Granton (nine in numbe1)
have not varied in regard to the single trawl—beam, but they
carry a second net.
Consequently, the large sriatch—bloc‘k and
rollers occur on the port—side only.
As before, the net is at
tached to the trawl—beam by grummet—lashings or. by 001d
The other parts, comprising the dandy and bridles (each about
.
'
25 fathoms) and. the chain for the former do not differ mater1—“
ally fr0m previous descriptions.
The steel—wire rope is about
the same length, viz., 200 to 240 fathoms,
lasts about ten
'
months.
The aluminium trawl—warp does ’not seem to” have
met with favour in Scotland.
In some ships it is not, aS
formerly, left on deck after the
of wire-rope is xedto
the mizzen—mast, but carried outside the bulwarks, so as to
avoid accidents to the men.
Those which, like the Montrose
ships, use a Manilla rope (generally about 180 fathoms), requue
_
a new one every six months, the old one being utilised in preparing_ ground—ropes.
'
‘
;
,
The shooting of the trawl is carried out in a similar manuel
,
tothat of 18845, onlythere are no trawl-davits at the taff1am
_
the best Aberdeen ships ;— and, instead of the snatch—block then
Î
in general use, more ‘ convenient ‘ dandy’ scores (snatchûî‘
blocks), of “which Sudron’s or Scisson’s patent are te
.
best. At Granton and Montrose the trawl-davits are stillm
with watch—blocks on ' deck. “The lid of the blockl$
during *‘traWlirg; The traWl—warp leaves the drum,
.out
through rollers, e1therO‘ü
the port—[
to the trawl muse
BlOCkS QD the m1zzen—mast
… empl0yed' ;to :hoistthe
BthSthFhgAs;ag MgFb1894