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Thomas Summers & Co. - Boatbuilders of Fraserburgh (Paperback)
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Thomas Summers & Co. - Boatbuilders of Fraserburgh (Paperback)
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Loot Price R383
Discovery Miles 3 830
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After the end of hostilities in 1945, the fishing industry was
quick to establish some semblance of recovery and a surge of new
builds and restoration of Admiralty motor fishing vessels soon
followed. In Fraserburgh, on Scotland's east coast, several
established yards satiated this desire amongst the fishing-boat
owners for new craft. Thus it wasn't surprising that a new yard
sprung up at the end of the 1940s when three local apprentices from
one of the yards decided to set up their own boatbuilding yard on
the breakwater, in what was a very exposed position. And so the
yard of Thomas Summers & Co. was born, a yard that became
synonymous with fine seaworthy fishing boats suited to various
methods of fishing. In the space of just thirteen years they
produced eighty-eight fishing vessels and their output was more
prolific than most of the other Scottish boatyards. Many of these
boats survive to this day, some still working as fishing vessels,
and others converted to pleasure, a testament to their superb
design and solid construction. Here, Mike Smylie recounts the story
of Thomas Summers & Co. through historic records and personal
memories of both fishermen and family members, with many striking
photographs of the boats they built.
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