. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. The Tortuga and the Sakonnet, minus sails and crew art of fishing under sail last year. Both boats are designed to use small auxiliary engines during fishing opera- tions. "There are times when I'd like a lit- tle more power," Kenworthy says. "You couldn't make a living, I don't think, using these boats for commer- cial fishing— not unless the cost of fuel just goes out of ; "You can use them mostly with passive fishing methods," Mark adds, "gill netting, oystering,
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. The Tortuga and the Sakonnet, minus sails and crew art of fishing under sail last year. Both boats are designed to use small auxiliary engines during fishing opera- tions. "There are times when I'd like a lit- tle more power," Kenworthy says. "You couldn't make a living, I don't think, using these boats for commer- cial fishing— not unless the cost of fuel just goes out of ; "You can use them mostly with passive fishing methods," Mark adds, "gill netting, oystering, channel- netting, that kid of ; Susan sees the boat as insurance against hard times, since it would be able to provide them with some food and income, without the expense of a lot of fuel. Building the boat, she says, was an exercise in compromise. "But it works out. We have a pact. I won't yacht-up his fishing boat, and he'll keep the fish guts out of the ; Almost lost— the According to Mike Alford, the state's fishermen and boatbuilders can learn a lot about wind-powered workboats right in their own backyards. There are hundreds of fine old sailing workboats discarded and moldering in creeks, sheds and yards. Alford has begun a study of the state's historic boats for the Hampton Mariners Museum in Beaufort. When he finds a boat with historic impor- Courtesy of Hampton Mariners Museum tance, he measures it, photographs it, and transforms the lines and contours into detailed blueprints. Eventually, he hopes to compile a book of these studies, a work of reference for boat- builders and historians alike. (If you have an old boat, or have records, drawings or photographs of one, Alford would like to hear from you. Write: Mike Alford, Hampton Mariners' Museum, Turner Street, Beaufort, 28516.) Alford believes that without the in- troduction of cheap gasoline in this century, the old classics of the state's fleet would have continued to evolve. &q
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