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It's kind of a long-running conversation, as if you were in his shop, and Simmons takes you through the history of the type as well as the building techniques. There are quite a few historical photos and photos of these very shapely recently built wherries.

Contents:

  • Ancestry: Family Tree and the Fishery
  • What is a Wherry
  • The Duck Trap Salmon Fishery
  • Period Photos and Illustrations
  • The Salmon Wherries
  • John R. Griffin "Lincolnville"Salmon Wherry
  • Stimp Rhodes Wherry
  • The Howe Point Wherries
  • Period Photos
  • The Newfoundland Trap Skiff Family
  • Newfoundland Trap Skiff
  • Duck Trap Wherry
  • Christmas Wherry
  • Littlest Wherry
  • Photos
  • Boatbuilding
  • The Backbone: Plank Keel, Stem & Transom
  • Planking a Wherry
  • Making Good Oars from So-So Stock
  • Photos
  • Epilogue: Is a Wherry Right for You?

    256 pp., softcover

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