CHANGES IN TRAWLING vnssnns.
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stem—end of the trawl, and the fore—mast has a derrick.
In
‘shooting’ the trawl the ship goes
at full speed. When the
‘ cod ’—end of the trawl is unshipped, the mate at the same time
‘
orders the fore—trawl—beam lashings to be freed, and when the
beam is at right angles to the ship the ‘
stopper ’—rope is let go,
and the order ‘Ware forward’ then sends off the trawl—warp
from the drum.
A better arrangement now exists for assisting in unshipping
the heavy trawl—heads, for these rest on a stout wooden plat—
form about 18 inches high, and thus are easily swung over the
rail; and, besides, the deck is saved from injury.
In one or
two ships at Granton larger platforms for the fore-end of the
trawl have been tted.
In a new vessel, indeed, a square of
plate—iron has been put on the deck at the point most injured
by the trawl-head.
In rough weather a chain fastens the
trawl—head to the nearest iron stanchion at the bulwarks, and
is used in bringing the front trawl-head on board. In the
same
way an additional chain at the stem—end is sometimes
useful.
In the Montrose paddle—ships the wheels for winding
the trawl—warp (a Manilla rope) are below, and only the capstan
is on deck.
The latter (capstan) in some trawlers is made too
high, and is wrenched out of its fastenings.
‘
The trawl is usually down for ve hours on the ‘Great
Fisher Bank’ and other grounds, though trawlers working near
home regulate the time rather by the nature of the bottom
than anything else, in some cases spending as much time
(three hours) in mending the net as in trawling ou hard ground,
or
where wrecks and anehors occur.
The trawling—period, indeed, on hard ground is about three hours, on soft ground ve
hours.
When productive ground is discovered, a ‘dan,’ or buoy,
with a red or black ag by day, and a white globe—light, close
to the surface, at night, is put in the water to mark the spot,
though it is liable to be carried away by other ships, and the
lamp broken.
This buoy has a pole, with heavy iron bars, at
one
end, and towards the other about ten at pieces of cork,
upwards of a foot square.
In one or two ships oats of skin—
such as the liners use in herring—shing, with pole and flag,
were substituted for the cork buoys, or small pieces of cork on a
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stem—end of the trawl, and the fore—mast has a derrick.
In
‘shooting’ the trawl the ship goes
at full speed. When the
‘ cod ’—end of the trawl is unshipped, the mate at the same time
‘
orders the fore—trawl—beam lashings to be freed, and when the
beam is at right angles to the ship the ‘
stopper ’—rope is let go,
and the order ‘Ware forward’ then sends off the trawl—warp
from the drum.
A better arrangement now exists for assisting in unshipping
the heavy trawl—heads, for these rest on a stout wooden plat—
form about 18 inches high, and thus are easily swung over the
rail; and, besides, the deck is saved from injury.
In one or
two ships at Granton larger platforms for the fore-end of the
trawl have been tted.
In a new vessel, indeed, a square of
plate—iron has been put on the deck at the point most injured
by the trawl-head.
In rough weather a chain fastens the
trawl—head to the nearest iron stanchion at the bulwarks, and
is used in bringing the front trawl-head on board. In the
same
way an additional chain at the stem—end is sometimes
useful.
In the Montrose paddle—ships the wheels for winding
the trawl—warp (a Manilla rope) are below, and only the capstan
is on deck.
The latter (capstan) in some trawlers is made too
high, and is wrenched out of its fastenings.
‘
The trawl is usually down for ve hours on the ‘Great
Fisher Bank’ and other grounds, though trawlers working near
home regulate the time rather by the nature of the bottom
than anything else, in some cases spending as much time
(three hours) in mending the net as in trawling ou hard ground,
or
where wrecks and anehors occur.
The trawling—period, indeed, on hard ground is about three hours, on soft ground ve
hours.
When productive ground is discovered, a ‘dan,’ or buoy,
with a red or black ag by day, and a white globe—light, close
to the surface, at night, is put in the water to mark the spot,
though it is liable to be carried away by other ships, and the
lamp broken.
This buoy has a pole, with heavy iron bars, at
one
end, and towards the other about ten at pieces of cork,
upwards of a foot square.
In one or two ships oats of skin—
such as the liners use in herring—shing, with pole and flag,
were substituted for the cork buoys, or small pieces of cork on a