Marin wrote:
While we have completely hijacked this thread that is supposed to be about Mainships, I really like the basis lobsterboat hull. I don't think there is a prettier design. BUT.... not all lobsterboat designs are created equal.
There are a bazillion lobsterboats on Prince Edward Island and virtually all of them use the same hull design. I have no idea how this design originated or the reasoning behind it, but I don't care for it at all. They all have this short section of reverse sheer at the bow. Fiberglass or wood, brand new or very old, all the hundreds of boats we saw on PEI have this same configuration.
The only thing I can think of is that they get some really rough seas there--- PEI sits right where the Atlantic, the Gulf of St. Lawrance, and Northumberland Strait come together and the island and it's prime lobster grounds are wide open to storms from the northeast. So perhaps they wanted a REALLY high bow and this was the only way they could connect it with the very low afterbody that's needed to work the pots. If that's the case I can understand and appreciate the design. But if they just did it this way because someone thought it looked good, I'm not so sure.....
-- Edited by Marin on Monday 15th of November 2010 02:52:02 PM